Labels for boutique beers made by giant corporations may give the impression that a tiny craft brewery slapped them on the bottles. That confusion is by design.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Mergers and acquisitions
Displaying 21 - 40 of 58 articles
Acquiring companies that don’t complement the main business went out of fashion more than a decade ago.
Does 21st century corporate logic contain the seeds of its own destruction?
Amazon has pledged to continue slashing prices at Whole Foods now that it’s acquired the organic food mecca. Will that mean more affordable organic food for more people – delivered overnight?
A pioneer of ethical consumerism, wedded to a corporate giant with a questionable record? The lessons of a decade ago should be ringing alarm bells.
The development trajectory of South African born brewer SABMiller peaked with the 2016 $104 billion merger with Anheuser-Busch InBev. Behind it lies an extraordinary journey.
If the merger goes ahead, the new index would be Europe’s largest, giving it dominance within the EU and a strong position in international trading too.
A weak pound is likely to lure more international bidders to UK shores. Time then to make sure we have our defences in place.
The market sends us many signals on mergers and acquisitions, and there’s a few simple tricks to understanding them.
AT&T’s planned merger would add to a growing list of mega deals that have not only harmed consumers and exacerbated inequality but also undermined our democracy.
Companies looking to expand through overseas acquisition do better with a private equity fund on their side.
Uber is exiting the race for dominance in China’s ride-hailing market and selling its stake to rival Didi Chuxing.
How will Verizon benefit from the mega-merger between its subsidiary AOL and Yahoo?
The Cambridge-based chip designer offers a useful blueprint for others.
How research led one academic to change his mind after standing against the euro and other elements of EU integration.
China’s recent splurge on corporate acquisitions has demonstrated an ability to create value that outstrips its western rivals.
The London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse have agreed to merge but the terms may prove costly.
While oil prices have halved over the past year, the number of mergers and acquisitions has most definitely not.
Motorola brought to market many features of mobile phones we take for granted, but it wasn’t enough.
As well as making Alfa Romeo a global brand, a return to F1 would benefit Ferrari both on the race track and off it.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
-
Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW Sydney
-
Emeritus Professor of Accounting, University of Essex, University of Essex
-
Professor of Finance, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
-
Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Associate Dean (Teaching), Director of the Glendonbrook Institute for Enterprise Development, Loughborough University
-
Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bayes Business School, City, University of London
-
Associate Professor, Corporate Law, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
-
Professor of Strategy, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
-
Senior Lecturer, Department of Banking and Finance, Monash University
-
Discovery Early Career Research Fellow, University of Sydney
-
Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
-
Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
-
Vice Chancellor's Fellow at Victoria University and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Victoria University
-
Professor, Computer Networking and Telecommunications, University of Salford
-
Associate Professor in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, UNSW Sydney
