Essays about: "reason of merger acquisition"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words reason of merger acquisition.

  1. 1. Capturing killer acquisitions in the digital sector: Article 102, EU Merger Control and Commission’s approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Markus Pentti Ilari Porkka; [2022]
    Keywords : Killer acquisitions; GAFAM; digital sector; digital markets; kill zone; Article 102; potential competitor; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The ‘killer acquisition’ -phenomenon has been a subject of heated discussion for past several years. It usually describes as a situation where the target company, commonly a start-up, is acquired by an incumbent and its innovation products are discontinued. READ MORE

  2. 2. 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

  3. 3. The Ups and Downs of SPACs - An analysis of abnormal returns for recent SPACs during its different stages

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ludwig Wolff; Filip Ternemo; [2021]
    Keywords : SPACs; Special Purpose Acquisition Company; Event Study; Agency Theory; Abnormal Returns; CAR; BHAR; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : As Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are becoming the increasingly popular method of taking a company public, the lack of research on abnormal returns for this asset class since its introduction to the major exchanges validates a reason to expand the investigation. This thesis examines the potential abnormal returns found in different stages of recent SPACs lifecycle, dividing the SPACs into its three major events. READ MORE

  4. 4. The M&A Due Diligence Process in Ukraine vs. Sweden A Comparative Case Study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oscar Johansson; Lukas Nyström; [2020-05-05]
    Keywords : M A Due Diligence Process; Corporate Finance; IT Industry; Transparency; Transaction costs; Sweden; Ukraine;

    Abstract : An essential part of a successful merger or acquisition (M&A) lies in proper due diligence of high quality. Ukraine has, compared to Sweden, had some struggle with political issues and business culture of lower transparency which affects the transaction costs of M&A. READ MORE

  5. 5. Goodwill Impairment : Predicting goodwill impairment with the market reaction to acquisitions

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Godefroy Späth; Robert Trampler; [2018]
    Keywords : Goodwill impairment; market reaction; nordic countries; G20; earnings management; IFRS 3; merger and acquisition;

    Abstract : In the economy intangible assets have become more and more important. Financial standards have evolved in order to capture this change and to be relevant. IFRS are international financial accounting standards with the goal to provide investors relevant information in their investment decision process. READ MORE