Mergers & Acquisitions in the Machinery Industry

Online-Ressource (XIV, 130p. 4 illus, digital)

Includes bibliographical references

Foreword; Preface; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; List of Symbols; 1 Introduction; 2 The Influence of Industry Concentration on Merger Motives; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Literature review and hypothesis development; 2.2.1 Literature review on merger motives; 2.3 Data and methodology; 2.4 Empirical results; 2.4.1 Univariate analysis; 2.4.2 Cross-sectional regression analysis; 2.5 Summary and conclusion; 3 Corporate Relatedness and Wealth Creation in Machinery Mergers; 3.1 Introduction

3.2 Literature review, market characteristics, and hypothesis development3.3 Data and methodology; 3.4 Empirical results; 3.5 Summary and conclusion; 4 Horizontal acquisitions, merger rents, and non-price competition -a case study from the machinery industry; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Literature review and market characteristics; 4.2.1 Literature review; 4.2.2 Market characteristics of the metal forming industry; 4.3 Case study background; 4.3.1 Characterization of transaction partners Schuler; 4.3.2 Discussion of merger motives and transaction synergies

4.3.3 Description of the acquisition event4.3.4 Specification of the integration process; 4.4 Acquisition performance; 4.4.1 The capital market perspective; 4.4.2 The operational performance analysis 4.4.2.1 Analysis of order income; 4.4.2.2 Financial statement analysis; 4.5 Summary and conclusion; 5 Concluding remarks; References

10.1007/978-3-8349-6049-8 [DOI]

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