JACKSON, Gregory; Hideaki, MIYAJIMA - Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) - 2007
This paper compares the characteristics of M&A in 1991-2005 across five countries: Japan, France, Germany, the UK and USA. We ask what factors explain the growth of M&A markets across these countries, and what similarities and differences exist in the ways the M&A market operates. We find that...