Part I: The Concept and its Reception -- Chapter 1. A Brief History of the Hidden Champions -- Chapter 2. Hidden Champions and Export Success -- Chapter 3. Hidden Champions: The Definition. Chapter 4. Why Are There Hidden Champions? -- Chapter 5. Reception of the Hidden Champions Concept -- Part...

Mergers & acquisitions are an essential instrument of strategic corporate management for companies of all sizes. The success of an M&A project highly depends on an optimal transaction preparation, fast execution and the experience of all parties involved. Due to numerous endogenous and exogenous...