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1. 1. Cross-border Merger and Acquisitions: “The impact of tonality and effective communication on performance for acquiring firms” A study of Swedish companies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Elizabeth Ramirez Garcia; Muskan Mathur; [2023]
   Keywords : Merger and Acquisition; M A; Acqusiition; Value Creation; Tone; Tonality; Firm Performance; Profitability; Announcement; Press Release; Communication; Financial Communication:; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The research examines the effect of tonality on cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) based on press release announcements. The impact of effective communication, tonality, and positive and negative words on the investor's behaviour and firm performance will be analysed to understand the impact on internal and external stakeholders. READ MORE

3. 2. How to achieve a successful acquisition? : A qualitative study exploring success factors

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Vera Attemark; Fanny Jonsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Merger and Acquisition; Management; Culture; Success Factors M A; Process M A; Motives M A; Due Diligence M A;

   Abstract : Companies use merger and acquisitions, M&A, as a strategic choice to boost the firm. But even though M&As are a common way to boost the company, the failure rate is 70-90%, indicating the need to explore success factors. READ MORE

4. 3. Killer acquisitions and European merger control in the digital era

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Aline Alves Fulgencio; [2021]
   Keywords : killer acquisitions; GAFAM; EU mergers regulation; US antitrust law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The Big Tech companies, more precisely the five American giants: Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft, have been performing a massive number of startup acquisitions and strengthening their dominant position in the market. In an economical study about mergers in the pharmaceutical sector the term killer acquisition was firstly adopted to define a transaction in which an incumbent, after acquiring a innovative target, terminates the development of the target’s innovations in order to prevent a future competitor. READ MORE

5. 4. Under Pressure - Tensions in the acquiring firms' corporate brand identity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anna-Maria Ostermann; Emma Impeciati; [2020]
   Keywords : Corporate Brand Identity; Merger and Acquisition; Integration; B2B Branding; Tensions; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Thesis Purpose: The purpose is to explore post-acquisition tensions in a B2B firm's corporate brand identity to better understand why tensions emerge, what effect those tensions have, and lastly, how these tensions may be dealt with, if at all. Methodology: A qualitative multiple case study based on four companies with a constructionist and inductive approach has been executed in this thesis. READ MORE

6. 5. The Process of Post-Merger Organizational Identification : An analysis of mergers and acquisitions

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Aukar Abdi Mohamed; Song Pantaléon; [2019]
   Keywords : Social Identity Theory; M A; Post-merger integration; Post-merger identification; Organizational Identity;

   Abstract : Today, mergers and acquisitions often grab headlines due to the large sums of money involved, and the number of stakeholders affected by it. Still, the increase in merger and acquisition activities, the capital involved, and the pervasiveness of these activities stand in sharp contrast to their high rates of failures. READ MORE