Naslov
Impact of Related Acquisition Strategy on Bidding Company Performance

Autori
Korican, Mirna ; Barac, Zoran ; Jelavic, Ivija

Izvornik
Journal of Economic and Social Studies (1986-8499) 4 (2014), 2; 31-51

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Merger, Acquisition, Acquisition strategy, Company performance

Sažetak
Strategy researchers believe that the better the strategic fit or relatedness between the bidding and acquired firms, the greater should be the economic gain from the merger. Although merger performance has been widely researched we recognized that empirical results on merger performance are inconclusive and that there are research gaps related to geographical settings, time frame and methodological approach. Thus, the research question examined in our study was to find out if acquisition strategy or relatedness of merging companies increases performance of the bidding company. Also we considered moderating effect of premerger bidder profitability on the performance of the merger. Our study predicts that relatedness between merging companies has a positive impact on the merger’s performance. Results of 49 mergers completed in 2008 in EU member countries and Switzerland show that related mergers have better merger scores than unrelated mergers. We also predict that the impact of the related acquisition strategy becomes more positive as bidder premerger performance decreases.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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