Red Tape Roadblocks on M&As: Emerging Economies’ Regulators as a Source of Inefficiency

Catherine Cai (), Rifat Kamasak () and Aslihan Bozcuk ()
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Catherine Cai: University of the West of England
Rifat Kamasak: University of Reading
Aslihan Bozcuk: Akdeniz University

A chapter in Global Perspectives on Climate Change, Inequality, and Multinational Corporations, 2025, pp 155-182 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The regulatory agencies are critical in addressing the competition and ethical concerns in M&A transactions. Thus, they should not prolong the duration of an M&A deal while performing their duties since adverse rulings by courts and regulatory agencies can deter deal completion and result in operational and financial consequences. Drawing on Thomson SDC Mergers and Zephyr databases, this chapter empirically shows how regulatory agencies prolong the M&A deal duration of Brazilian acquirers. Their study finds a positive association between the involvement of regulatory agencies and prolonged M&A deal durations in emerging economies.

Keywords: Regulatory agencies; Antitrust authorities; Accountability and transparency; Deal duration; Emerging economies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-80797-8_7

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