Acquisition impact on targets’ technology assets and ecosystems

Panos Desyllas

Chapter 8 in Elgar Encyclopedia of Mergers and Acquisitions, 2026, pp 18-20 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter explores how acquisitions influence target firms’ technological assets and their ecosystems. It highlights outcomes based on synergies, complementarity, and R&D investment, emphasizing the impact of acquirers’ motives on innovation and local science.

Keywords: Technology ecosystem; Exploration; Exploitation; Complementarity; Acquisition motivations; Cross-border M&A; Tacit knowledge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781800880856
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