The economic geographies of mergers and acquisitions (M&As)

Liam Keenan and Dariusz Wójcik
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Liam Keenan: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Dariusz Wójcik: National University of Singapore, Singapore

Environment and Planning A, 2023, vol. 55, issue 6, 1618-1627

Abstract: Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are on the rise. Interlocking processes of globalization and financialization have increased their attractiveness and incentivized an upward spiral of M&A activity in recent years. This rise is profoundly spatial, as M&As reshape the geographies of production, consumption and finance, while aggravating uneven power-geometries through the concentration of corporate control. Despite this growth and inherent spatiality, economic geography research into M&As has waned. The aim this article is to demonstrate the value of M&As to economic geographers and highlight avenues for future research. This is achieved by explaining how qualitative and quantitative research into the motivations, outcomes and geographies of M&A activity can provide fresh empirical and conceptual insights surrounding wider geographical debates.

Keywords: Mergers and acquisitions; economic geography; M&As (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/0308518X231190091

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