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Determining success factors for mergers and acquisitions in adjacent business areas
| Resumo: | Adjacent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) enable firms to diversify close to their core business, access new growth drivers and enhance their competitive edge. Research regarding adjacent M&A is virtually non-existing. This paper presents a comprehensive framework of determinants of success in adjacent M&A. It highlights the need for a strong core business and identifies critical success factors which are adapted to the unique characteristics of adjacent M&A. The paper fills a gap in the literature by laying the groundwork for future empirical research and provides potential guidance for practitioners. |
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| Autores principais: | Hackmann, Jan Philipp |
| Assunto: | Inorganic growth Mergers and acquisitions Adjacent M&A Determinants of success CEMS MIM |
| Ano: | 2023 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso embargado |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Resumo: | Adjacent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) enable firms to diversify close to their core business, access new growth drivers and enhance their competitive edge. Research regarding adjacent M&A is virtually non-existing. This paper presents a comprehensive framework of determinants of success in adjacent M&A. It highlights the need for a strong core business and identifies critical success factors which are adapted to the unique characteristics of adjacent M&A. The paper fills a gap in the literature by laying the groundwork for future empirical research and provides potential guidance for practitioners. |
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