.... Acquiring companies find tech startups less than five years old to be desirable target for M&A purposes, and US companies are expanding the volume of their zealous M&A activity into Europe. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time...

...Arsia Amir-Aslani; Philippe Lê; Mark Anthony Chanel Purpose This paper aims to highlight the growing role of strategic communication in cross-border M&A in helping companies meet market expectations and investor confidence. Design/methodology/approach Viewpoint. Findings When all...

... in the eight years since the deal took place. Social implications It concedes that during an M&A deal, the leaders of a seller organization may be nervous about their future. JLR trade union leaders were initially not sure whether jobs in UK would remain secure. To ensure success of the deal...

...Atul Arun Pathak Purpose This paper aims to focus on the HR issues that seller organizations face during the pre-deal stage of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). It recommends the HR strategies that strategies that seller-side organizations need to adopt to improve their chances of successful M...

...Safwan Mchawrab Purpose In the past decade, a high substantial number of academic literature and press articles have questioned merger or acquisition (M&A) transactions. If this enthusiasm towards M&A can be explained by the importance and the influence of any merger or acquisition...

... m in their joint venture with the Spanish bank – La Caixa (La Caixa Press Room, 2007). In the UK, the merger of Halifax building society and the Bank of Scotland had resulted in the creation of the second largest bank in the UK, measured by earnings (Venzin, 2009). This newly formed corporation...

...Pauline Studer; Mark Thomas Purpose According to the Irish writer, Oscar Wilde, a second marriage is the “triumph of hope over experience”. Many mergers and acquisitions (M&As) could be cast in the same light. This paper aims to outline four crucial questions senior managers should ask before...

... it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format. M&A Acquisition Merger Heinz Kraft Warren Buffet The merger of Heinz and Kraft, finalized on July 2nd, was one of the largest mergers to take place in 2015. Warren Buffet via Berkshire Hathaway and the Brazilian, Jorge Paulo Lemann, orchestrated...

... at: mark.thomas@grenoble-em.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Aviation M&A Acquisition Merger Airline USA airline industry “I am in an industry that hasn’t made a decent return on investment since the Wright...

... 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Innovation Pharmaceutical industry M&A Biotechnology Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies both seek to bring new drugs to market, but beyond that goal, their objectives may diverge. This has resulted...

...). In Q4 of 2015, 47 per cent of the M&A’s were premium, around 10 points more than Q3 of 2013 (Baker and McKenzie, 2016). Given that a series of models exist to give a reasonably accurate valuation of the firm, how is it possible to have such a difference? From the research of Kengelbach and Roos...

... Limited 2016 Control M&A Appraisal Strategic investment decisions Strategic investment decisions are arguably one of the CEO’s greatest challenges, and there is a critical need to get them right. If successful, the firm reaps major strategic and operational advantages, while poor...