relative to what is socially optimal. Moreover, prohibiting acquisitions may increase or decrease consumer surplus. The more …, the more likely is that consumers benefit (suffer) following an acquisition. These results are robust to acquisitions …

to identify the effects of prohibiting start-up acquisitions. We differentiate between killer acquisitions (when the … incumbent does not commercialize the acquired start-up's technology) and acquisitions with commercialization. A restrictive …

One of the key processes that business leaders are using to grow their organizations is mergers and acquisitions (M …

to identify the effects of prohibiting start-up acquisitions. We differentiate between killer acquisitions (when the … incumbent does not commercialize the acquired start-up's technology) and acquisitions with commercialization. A restrictive …

effect of mergers on innovation and future price competition; and reviews the empirical literature on competition, mergers …

This aim of this paper is twofold. First it examines the determinants of acquisitions and divestitures of Dutch firms … in the period 1996-2004. Second, it investigates the impact of acquisitions and divestitures on the firm’s innovative … involved in acquisition activities than non-innovating firms, which suggests that acquisitions are a strategy to gain access to …