Mergers & Acquisitions in the Machinery Industry

• Main Author: Geiger, Florian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Gabler, 2010.
• Subjects: Management.; Leadership.; Finance.; Public finance.; Economics.; Public Economics.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Finance, general.

Which motives initiate managers to merge or to acquire other corporations? Florian Geiger gives a comprehensive overview about mergers and acquisitions in the machinery industry evaluating merger motives, benefits, and success of transactions. He closes the gap between theory and practice providing...

Table of Contents:

• The Influence of Industry Concentration on Merger Motives
• Corporate Relatedness and Wealth Creation in Machinery Mergers
• Horizontal acquisitions, merger rents, and non-price competition – a case study from the machinery industry
• Concluding remarks.