An account of the principal phases in the development of the English banking system, and an analysis of the financial structure of the economy of the UK. The book focuses in detail on the regulatory and supervisory aspects of the UK banking system, and the interactions between the structural...

The world of M&A has always been complex and nuanced. Corporations encounter their toughest business problems during a divestiture or a merger. At the same time, optimal execution of divestitures can also create high value for the seller as well as the buyer. This book is a collection of leading...

Restructuring and, therein, divestitures have become an indispensable element of corporate strategy for many firms. Divestitures, defined as a firm’s decision to dispose of a significant portion of its assets, can increase a firm’s strength by changing its asset structure and its resource...

Grundgedanken des Demerger-Managements -- Konzipierung eines Modells zum Demerger-Management -- Durchführung der empirischen Untersuchung -- Empirische Überprüfung des Modells zum Demerger-Management -- Schlussbetrachtung.

Foundations for understanding the divestiture phenomenon under analysis -- Prescriptive design of divestiture decision-making -- Behavioral and institutional factors influencing divesture decisions in practice -- Consolidation of conceptual and theoretical elements into a framework -- Empirical...

Neue Auslandsgesellschaften als Investitionen unter Unsicherheit -- Erklärung ausländischer Direktinvestitionen -- Investitionen aus Sicht der Realoptionstheorie -- Optionsmodelle des Aufbaus neuer Auslandsgesellschaften -- Konzeption der Panelstudie -- Aufbau deutscher Auslandsgesellschaften...