tailieunhanh - The reasons and evaluations of mergers and acquisitions

This paper looks at mergers and acquisitions of companies. Specifically, the paper reviews the backdrop of mergers and takeovers, their history, types and reasons, prospects of productivity, synergy, growth, reduction of risk, and associated challenges. | http afr. Accounting and Finance Research Vol. 7 No. 3 2018 The Reasons and Evaluations of Mergers and Acquisitions Bader Almazur1 Augustine C. Arize2 Giuliana Campanelli Andreopoulos1 John Malindretos3 Alex Panayides1 1 Department of Economics and Finance Cotsakos College of Business William Paterson University USA 2 Regents Professor Department of Economics and Finance College of Business Texas A M University-Commerce USA 3 Department of Economics Finance and Global Business Cotsakos College of Business William Paterson University USA Correspondence John Malindretos Department of Economics Finance and Global Business Cotsakos College of Business William Paterson University USA Received July 21 2017 Accepted June 15 2018 Online Published July 9 2018 doi URL https Abstract This paper looks at mergers and acquisitions of companies. Specifically the paper reviews the backdrop of mergers and takeovers their history types and reasons prospects of productivity synergy growth reduction of risk and associated challenges. The analysis is conducted in the light of mergers and acquisitions in Europe and the United States which are hotbeds of M A activities. Through the selected cases different pre- and post-merger situations are carefully analyzed. The findings are presented in both quantitative and qualitative forms and the discussion elucidates the findings in light of existing literature on mergers and acquisitions. The paper concludes with solutions to some of the key challenges that mergers and acquisitions face. This exposition contains both text and graphical information and representation of information regarding mergers and acquisition and it provides succinct but relevant analysis of mergers in the 21st century. Keywords acquisitions mergers tax law leverage synergy efficiency growth 1. Introduction Under the backdrop of economic globalization enterprise internationalization is spreading around the .