ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN CORPORATE INTEGRATION

Lucia P. Blăjuț
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Lucia P. Blăjuț: Doctoral School of Economics and Business Administration, ”Al. I. Cuza” University, Iași

SEA - Practical Application of Science, 2015, issue 7, 97-102

Abstract: This paper highlights the role of international mergers and acquisitions in corporate integration. The factors that stimulate mergers and acquisitions activities bring real changes in the world economy. Mergers and acquisitions are a form of expansion: mergers can take place either as a statutory merger or consolidation and minority, majority or full acquisitions dominate the international market. It is very important to not confuse the meaning of the two terms. Multinational companies are forced by the competitive environment to adopt new strategies to penetrate a particular market and decrease the position of competition on global market or to counteract competitor action on the other market. Cross-border M&A is functionally classified in horizontal, vertical, concentric and conglomerate. The balance between these types of M&A has been changing over time and the distinction among these four categories is not always clear-cut.

Keywords: Mergers; Acquisitions; Cross-border M&A (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F21 F23 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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