Japanese Outbound Acquisitions Explaining What Works /

• Main Author: Matsumoto, Shigeru (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: International business enterprises.; Asia-Economic conditions.; Leadership.; International business enterprises-Cross-cultural studies.; Asian Business.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Cross-Cultural Management.

"This book is essential reading for anyone interested in cross-border mergers and acquisitions. It offers exclusive insights into Japanese overseas acquisitions obtained from extensive research into over 100 actual outbound transactions. The author explores why many of these deals have failed a...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Five Pitfalls
• 3. The Track Record of Japanese Companies
• 4. The Causes of Failure: Case Studies of Eight failed acquisitions ending in a sale or withdrawal at a loss
• 5. The Nature of Failure:
• 6. Case Studies of Eight Successful Deals that Realized Sustainable Profit Growth after Acquisitions
• 7. A model of M&A
• Lessons from IBM's Local Company Management
• 8. What Should Be Done to Succeed?
• 9. Three Lessons for Success.