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Cross-border M&As in Related and Technology-intensive Industries : Evidence on the Dynamics of Spatial Distance, Industry Context, and Completion Likelihood of International Takeovers

Labbas, Elisa LU orcid ; Rao Sahib, Padma and Doan, Trang Thu (2018) In Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions 17. p.75-93
Abstract
Many announced cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are never brought to completion despite potential negative consequences to acquirers and targets. This paper presented evidence on the dynamic effects of spatial distance and two industry-level characteristics, namely industry relatedness between the two firms and technological intensity, on the completion likelihood of cross-border M&A deals. Based on a sample of 8,489 M&A transactions we found that the completion likelihood of cross-border M&As increases with spatial distance. The effect is more pronounced for deals across technology-based industries, evidence for related deals is inconclusive.
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Cross-border mergers and acquisitions, Completion likelihood, Industry relatedness, Technology-based industries, Geographic distance
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Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions
series title
Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions
editor
Finkelstein, Sydney and Cooper, Cary L.
volume
17
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1
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19 pages
publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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  • scopus:85065552374
ISSN
1479-361X
ISBN
978-1-78756-136-6
978-1-78756-135-9
DOI
10.1108/S1479-361X20180000017004
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English
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  author       = {{Labbas, Elisa and Rao Sahib, Padma and Doan, Trang Thu}},
  booktitle    = {{Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions}},
  editor       = {{Finkelstein, Sydney and Cooper, Cary L.}},
  isbn         = {{978-1-78756-136-6}},
  issn         = {{1479-361X}},
  keywords     = {{Cross-border mergers and acquisitions; Completion likelihood; Industry relatedness; Technology-based industries; Geographic distance}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{75--93}},
  publisher    = {{Emerald Group Publishing Limited}},
  series       = {{Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions}},
  title        = {{Cross-border M&As in Related and Technology-intensive Industries : Evidence on the Dynamics of Spatial Distance, Industry Context, and Completion Likelihood of International Takeovers}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S1479-361X20180000017004}},
  doi          = {{10.1108/S1479-361X20180000017004}},
  volume       = {{17}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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