Publications

By KPMG Taking global M&A local Mergers and acquisitions have reemerged as a leading growth strategy for multinationals – a trend that is expected to continue for some time. Every transaction is carried out to create, increase or retain value. In light of the globalization of M&A, the emergence of new buyers and increased cooperation between … Read more

DATA AND ANALYTICS: A New Driver of Performance and Valuation By Bradley Fisher, Wilds Ross, Christian Rast, Nicholas Griffin, Alex Miller – KPMG, Institutional Investor Research Welcome to “the battlefield of the future” Investors who control large institutional portfolios and the equity analysts who advise them believe the use of data and analytics (D&A) has a substantive and often dramatic impact on the companies … Read more

11th International Strategic Management Conference 2015 By Liang-Hung Lin, Yu-Ling Hob, Wei-Hsin (Eugenia) Lin Abstract This paper concerns the relationship between acculturation in acquisitions (X1), the acquirer’s acquisition strategy (X2), and organizational integration (X3) between acquirer and target organizations, as well as their interactive effect (X1X2X3) on post-acquisition performance. The empirical results drawn by 154 acquisitions in the … Read more

By Dušan Baran, Darius Saikevicius Abstract Mergers and acquisitions in the new member states of European Union (EU-10) are investigated in the study. The author concentrates on mergers and acquisitions value creation issue in the region. Event study methodology is employed to investigate the scientific problem of value generation as a consequence of analysed transactions. Findings … Read more