1st Edition

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Geopolitical Challenges in the Global Market

260 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In an era marked by unprecedented geopolitical uncertainty, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Geopolitical Challenges in the Global Market explores the intricate ways global events shape the landscape of mergers and acquisitions (M&As). From the COVID-19 pandemic to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, this book offers a timely analysis of how these disruptions affect corporate... Read more

1. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Geopolitical Challenges in the Global Market: an overview

Muriel Durand, Mark Thomas, Kathleen Marshall Park, and Sniazhana Diduc

2. Geopolitical dynamism and acquisitions: Managing M&As in times of worsened security situations

Svante Schriber

3. Navigating the Geopolitical Chessboard: The Integral Role of Global Power Shifts in Mergers and Acquisitions

Sniazhana Diduc

4. The Impact of Political Affinity on Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: Mechanisms and Implications for Decision-Makers

Muriel Durand and Olivier Lamotte

5. State interference in M&As: a public perspective

Owen Thomas

6. The Race for Technological Supremacy through Mergers and Acquisitions 

Slađana Savović and Mark Thomas

7. Language as an Instrument of Leadership, Power, and Politics in International Mergers and Acquisitions: Cross-Border Trends and Geopolitical Implications

Kathleen Marshall Park, Dave Bouckenooghe, and Gavin Schwarz

8. How geopolitical challenges affect the speed of mergers and acquisitions?

Mark Thomas and Slađana Savović

9. Flowers among Thorns? Challenges and Opportunities in the Transitions from Cross-Border Alliances to Mergers and Acquisitions

Yueling Zhou

10. The Classic and the Contemporary: National Identities and International Ambition in the Historic Collapsed Consortium Acquisition of ABN AMRO and Its Legacy for European and Global Finance

Kathleen Marshall Park, Dave Bouckenooghe, and Gavin Schwarz

11. Geopolitical Impact on Pharma-Biotech Mergers & Acquisitions

Mohamed Medhat Elshoubary and Mark Thomas

12. Artificial Intelligence and the Geopolitics of Mergers and Acquisitions: Balancing Predictive Analytics with Human Expertise in Cross-Border Deals

Kathleen Marshall Park, Natasya Liew, Sarthak Pattnaik and Eugene Pinsky

13. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Geopolitical Challenges in the Global Market: Future Perspectives

Sniazhana Diduc, Kathleen Marshall Park, Muriel Durand, and Mark Thomas

Biography

Mark Thomas is a senior associate and director of research at Hardcastle and Associates.

Muriel Durand is an associate professor at EM Normandie Business School and former academic director of the DBA program, France.

Kathleen Park is an assistant professor of administrative sciences at Boston University, USA.

Sniazhana Diduc is a researcher and university teacher at the University of Vaasa, Finland.