... and places the articles in context. Findings Mergers and acquisitions have the potential to expand resources, markets, improve financial performance, and satisfy consumers and stakeholders. In the article by Narikiyo et al. ( 2025 ), the authors examine the acquisition decisions by Unilever 2011...

... in this continent too, especially thanks to key factors: a high growing gross domestic product, an emerging middle-class, a high birth rate […] Danone is an interesting case of this phenomenon. The company which is one of the main worldwide player in the food market decided to go into mergers and acquisitions...

... impartial comments and place the articles in context. Findings An slowdown to the current movement of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) will inevitably come. As with economic booms, the best that can be hoped for is a soft landing. Practical implications This paper provides strategic insights...

...Jayanth-Reddy Alluru; Mark Thomas Purpose Between 1985 and 2001, only 45 of 90,480 total European mergers and acquisitions were identified as a merger of equals (Zaheer et al., 2003). This indicates that there were less than 1 per cent of the M&A deals that could actually...

... should be able to make an accurate calculation of a target’s true stand‐alone value. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Growth Acquisitions Mergers Due diligence Reinforcement My local soccer team has spent its entire existence to date struggling in the lower reaches...

... In recent months, the vogue for international business mergers has been getting bad press. Despite the fact that the push for big joint ventures such as DaimlerChrysler continues, success stories are notably uncommon. The idea of two powerful firms from different continents pooling their resources...