The Belt and Road Initiative was introduced by President Xi in an attempt to further economic connections with partner countries and foster development within China. We examine the effect of the Initiative on Chinese cross-border M&As. We find that the Initiative significantly increases the...

The article deals with the key trends in the development of Russia's market of mergers and acquisitions in 2000s. The quantitative parameters are being analyzed on the basis of data bases for 2003-2008 which are in an open access. New tendencies due to 2008 financial crisis are also considered....

Despite the fact that one-third of worldwide mergers involve firms from different countries, the vast majority of the academic literature on mergers studies domestic mergers. What little has been written about cross-border mergers has focused on public firms, usually from the United States. Yet,...

Despite the fact that one-third of worldwide mergers involve firms from different countries, the vast majority of the academic literature on mergers studies domestic mergers. What little has been written about cross-border mergers has focused on public firms, usually from the United States. Yet,...