European inroads by BRICs’ firms:The M&A avenue

Milelli, Christian and Le Goff, Joëlle (2012): European inroads by BRICs’ firms:The M&A avenue.

Abstract

The main outcome of the paper is an exploratory and empirical approach to map out the respective entry or expansion of BRICs’ companies in Europe during the crisis years through Mergers-and-Acquisitions. It also points out the relative place of Europe as a target zone, and the corresponding sector and geographical distributions for the deals completed before and during the crisis period.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Europe, BRICs, M&As
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F23 - Multinational Firms ; International Business; G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G34 - Mergers ; Acquisitions ; Restructuring ; Corporate Governance

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