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This paper studies the merger and acquisition ("M&A" hereafter) in the Internet industry, and constructs a theoretical model to anatomize the motivations of the M&A and the factors that impact the performance of M&A. The model analyzes three motivations on M&A: Synergistic Effect Motivation,...