We examine the role of government support on the ownership choices by multilatinas in cross-border acquisitions, both directly and in moderating the relationship between institutional distance and knowledge access. We argue ...

By using a multi-country set of acquirers from 14 different markets, this work aims to develop a global understanding of the impact of acquisition announcements on developed- and emerging-market acquirers. This paper uses ...

In this paper, we analyze whether the recent global process of strengthening and harmonization of intellectual property rights (IPRs) affects decisions of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As). We investigate if ...

Cross-border reverse takeover, led by Brazilian multinationals, generated superior performance? Cross-border reverse takeover has been the term used to describe the acquisition of companies in developed countries by companies ...

This work is part of a broader study on the acquisition of Brazilian Portuguese (PB) as a second language (L2) in a school setting on Brazil's northern border (Pacaraima) and Venezuela's southern border (Santa Elena de ...

Employment protection legislation (EPL), i.e.,hiring and dismissal regulationsaffects thedynamics ofcross-border M&A activity in recipientcountries. By disaggregating the EPL yearly country index prepared by the OECD ...

In this paper, we analyze whether the recent global process of strengtheningand harmonization of intellectual property rights (IPRs) affects decisions ofcross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As). We investigate if IPRs ...

The purpose of this article is to investigate whether the cross-border acquisitions made by Brazilian companies over the past 15 years have improved their financial performance. Drawing on institutional, socio-cultural, ...

This paper examines the relationship between multiple large shareholder coalitions and the probability of completing a cross-border merger and acquisitions (M&As). Using different power distribution indicators based on ...