Grimpe, Christoph (contributor); … - 2008
acquisitions. On the one hand, patents are used as a building instrument for the acquirer's technology portfolio. On the other hand …-based view of the firm, we analyze the importance of these two faces of technology acquisition for the valuation of a target firm …. Empirical evidence for European firm acquisitions in the period from 1999 to 2003 indicates that the price paid by an acquirer …