Mega Mergers and Acquisitions - Case Studies from Key Industries

A casebook that discusses all the mega mergers and acquisitions in terms of value, that have happened in different industry sectors such as pharmacy, technology, telecommunications, media and entertainment, electrical and electronics, energy, finance, consumer goods, metals, and automobile and airlines.

List of contents

List of Tables Acknowledgements Preface Mergers and Acquisitions in Pharmaceutical Industry Mergers and Acquisitions in Telecommunications Industry Mergers and Acquisitions in Technology Sector Mergers and Acquisitions in Media & Entertainment Sector Mergers and Acquisitions in Electrical and Electronic Sectors Mergers and Acquisitions in Energy Sector Mergers and Acquisitions in Finance Sector Mergers and Acquisitions in Metal Sector Mergers and Acquisitions in the Automobile Sector Mergers and Acquisitions in the Consumer Goods Sector Mergers and Acquisitions in Airline Industry

About the author

B RAJESH KUMAR is Associate Professor at the Institute of Management Technology, Dubai, and holds a PhD in Management from IIT Kharagpur, India. He has published over 25 empirical research papers in refereed journals which include those covering mergers and acquisitions. He has written two books which include a textbook on mergers and acquisitions. His co-authored research works have been cited in popular financial newspapers and magazines including The Financial Times, MoneyWeek, and The Economist.

Summary

A casebook that discusses all the mega mergers and acquisitions in terms of value, that have happened in different industry sectors such as pharmacy, technology, telecommunications, media and entertainment, electrical and electronics, energy, finance, consumer goods, metals, and automobile and airlines.

Product details

• Authors: B Kumar, B. Kumar
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9781349434879
• ISBN: 978-1-349-43487-9
• No. of pages: 239
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 12 mm x 219 mm
• Weight: 327 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 239 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Management, B, Planning, Leadership, Economics, Organization, Business and Management, Business Strategy/Leadership, Corporate Finance, Business & management, International business, Organizational theory & behaviour, Economics, general, Management & management techniques, Business Finance, Management science, International business enterprises, Business enterprises—Finance, Palgrave Business & Management Collection