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The Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances is a not-for-profit think tank and the only globally recognized association for M&A.

Our faculty and M&A experts are frequently sought after commentators in international media. Among the renown newspapers are Financial Times, Le Monde, New York Time and Wall Street Journal, news agencies like Bloomberg, Dow Jones, and Thomson Reuters or Television as Bloomberg and CNN. Below you find a collection of our faculty and Institute “in the news”.

IMAA and Faculty in the News

FUSIONSWELLE – Wie eine Übernahme nicht floppt

Zurzeit jagt eine große Übernahme die nächste. Doch nicht immer bedeutet ein teurer Zukauf auch einen hohen Zugewinn für das kaufende Unternehmen. Wie eine Übernahme gelingen kann und wie man sie in den Sand setzt. Düsseldorf. Apple war nie ein großer Freund von Übernahmen, jetzt lässt sich das Unternehmen wohl doch vom Übernahme-Virus anstecken und ... Read more

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U.S. companies sizing up: will it kill competition?

米企業巨大化、株高の裏で競争の「死」?米州総局編集委員 西村博之 再び勢いづいてきた米企業のM&A(合併・買収)。株式市場の関係者は収益力の強化をはやすが、相次ぐ巨大企業の誕生と市場の寡占化を警戒する声も強まってきた。企業経営者と株主が笑う裏で、経済にダイナミズム…

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米企業巨大化、株高の裏で競争の「死」?

by NIKKEI 再び勢いづいてきた米企業のM&A(合 保存 印刷 リプリント 共有 併・買収)。株式市場の関係者は収益力の強化をはやすが、相次ぐ巨大企業の誕生と市場の寡占化を警戒す る声も強まってきた。企業経営者と株主が笑う裏で、経済にダイナミズムをもたらす競争が死に絶える危険 はないのか。 [...] Read more

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Fiat-Chrysler Said to Plan Primary NY Listing, U.K. Base

Fiat SpA Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne plans to propose to the carmaker’s board that the New York Stock Exchange be the primary market for shares of the company created from a merger with Chrysler Group LLC, people familiar with the matter said. At a board meeting next week, Marchionne is due to recommend making ... Read more

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Investor Roger Bühler: Project Digger

(Original: “Investor Roger Bühler: Projekt Goldgräber”)

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D.Boerse, NYSE ramp up lobbying amid EU concerns over merger

by Reuters Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext have stepped up their lobbying with an advertising campaign to pressure EU regulators and secure approval for their $9 billion merger. [...] Read more

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Unternehmen sind auf der Suche nach Zukäufen

by Wirtschaftsblatt Glaubt man den Ankündigungen der Firmenchefs, dann müsste es heuer ein echtes Boom-Jahr bei Übernahmen und Fusionen werden. In der Realität ist davon noch nicht so viel zu spüren.[...] Read more

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Der Markt für Fusionen und Übernahmen kommt bisher nicht richtig in Schwung

Glaubt man den Ankündigungen der Firmenchefs, dann müsste es heuer ein Boom-Jahr bei Übernahmen und Fusionen werden. Die Realität sieht nach den ersten sechs Monaten aber ganz anders aus. Nach den krisenbedingt mageren Jahren im Geschäft mit Fusionen und Akquisitionen (M&A) und den wieder gut gefüllten Kriegskassen der Unternehmen sind zwar viele auf der Suche ... Read more

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Privatization plan – Greece is a paradise for gamblers

Griechenland will sich von großen Teilen seines Staatsbesitzes trennen. Der Zeitpunkt dafür ist denkbar ungünstig. Die Firmenwerte sind im Keller, das wirtschaftliche und politische Umfeld ist unsicher. Potenzielle Käufer brauchen einen Hang zum Zocken. Hamburg – Auf einmal konnte es nicht schnell genug gehen. Eilig beschloss die griechische Regierung in dieser Woche, einen Großteil des ... Read more

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