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Originateform:
JournalofMultinationalFinancialManagement1998(8)434–43
作者:
基什国籍:
美国
出处:
《跨国公司财务管理》,第8卷,第四期,1998年11月,434-437
原文1
Cross-bordermergersandacquisitions:
theEuropean–USexperience
1.Factorsmotivatingcross-borderacquisitions
InherextensivediscussionofthemergerandacquisitionprocessMcDonaghBengtsson(1990)proposesthatthefollowingfactorsmotivatemanycompaniestoacquireforeignfirms:
thedesiretospreadproductsanddiversifyrisksgeographically;
togainback-upproducts;
toexploitsynergies;
andtoattaineconomiesofscale.However,shecautionsthatworkforceproblems,poorfacilities,aswellassocialandtechnologicaldifferencesmayexposetheacquiringcompanytonewrisks.Otherstudiesintheareaofcross-borderacquisitionsattributethepatternofacquisitionstoseveralcompetingfactors,bothfavorableandunfavorable.Thediscussionthatfollowssurveysasamplingofthesefactors,examiningfirstthefavorableacquisitionvariables(i.e.variablesthatappeartoinfluencethefirm’sconcernedwithcross-borderdeals),thentheunfavorableones.Wepayparticularattentiontothosefactorsmoredirectlyrelatedtothecountriesunderstudy.
1.1.Favorableacquisitionfactors
Althoughthereareanumberoffactorsthatfavoracquisitionactivity,wefocusonthosethatseemtoaffectcross-borderacquisitionsbetweentheUSandtheEU.Thesefactorsincludeexchangerates,diversification,andeconomicconditionsinthehomecountry,aswellastechnologyandhumanresources.
1.1.1.Exchangerates
Currentandforecastedfutureexchangeratesaffectthehomecurrencyequivalentofacquisitionprices,aswellasthepresentvalueoffuturecashflowsaccruingtotheacquiredfirm;
therefore,thedominanteffectinanyparticularcaseisultimatelyanempiricalquestion.Existingstudies,predictably,arriveatdifferentconclusionsconcerningtheroleofexchangerates.For
example,FrootandStein(1991)proposethat,whilethereisarelationshipbetweentheexchangeratesandacquisitionactivity,thereisnoevidencethatachangeintheexchangerateimprovesthepositionofforeignacquirersrelativetotheirUScounterparts.Theycontendthatwhenthedollardepreciates,theUSbecomesacheaperplaceforanyfirmtodobusiness—foreignordomestic.Inaddition,theydownplaytherelationshipbetweenforeignacquisitionsandexchangerates,arguingthatimprovedcapitalmobilityleadstoequalized,risk-adjustedreturnsoninternationalinvestments.Goldberg(1993)reachesdifferentconclusions.ShefindsthatadepreciatedUSdollarreducesFDIinAmericanbusinesses.Shealsocontendsthatthereverseholdstrue,thatis,ifthedollarisstrong,oneobservesanincreaseinforeignacquisitionofUSfirmsandadownwardtrendinUSacquisitionsofforeignfirms.However,HarrisandRavenscraft(1991)presentempiricalevidencethatisincontrasttoGoldberg’sfindings.Inparticular,theycontendthatadepreciateddollarincreasesthenumberofforeignacquisitionsofUSfirms.
1.1.2.Diversification
Thisargumentisbasedontheempiricalobservationthatthecovarianceofreturnsacrossdifferenteconomies,evenwithinthesameindustries,islikelytobesmallerthanwithinasingleeconomy.Itfollowsthattheprospectiveacquiringcompanymustfirstdecideonitsdesiredlevelsofriskandreturn.Onlythenshoulditattempttoidentifycountries,industries,andspecificfirmsthatfallwithinitsriskclass.Inaddition,byacquiringongoingforeignconcerns,companiesmaybeabletocircumventtariffandnon-tariffbarriers,therebyimprovingtheirrisk–returntradeoffbyloweringthelevelofunsystematicrisk.7
1.1.3.Economicconditionsinthehomecountry
Favorablecyclicalconditionsintheacquiringfirm’shomecountryshouldfacilitatecross-borderacquisitionsasameansforincreasingdemandandlevelsofdiversification.Ontheotherhand,adverseeconomicconditions,suchasaslump,recession,orcapitalmarketconstraints,maycauseprospectiveacquiringfirmstoconcentrateontheirdomesticbusinesswhilepostponinganyinternationalstrategicmoves.
1.1.4.Acquisitionoftechnologicalandhumanresources
Ifafirmfallsbehindintheleveloftechnologicalknowledgenecessarytocompeteefficientlyinitsindustry,anditisunableorunwillingtoobtaintherequiredtechnologythroughresearchanddevelopment,thenitmayattempttoacquireaforeignfirmwhichistechnologicallymore
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advanced.Intheirstudy,Cebenoyanetal.(1992)supportthispoint,showingthattheexpansionintonewmarketsthroughacquisitionsallowsfirmstogaincompetitiveadvantagefromthepossessionofspecializedresources.
1.2.Unfavorableacquisitionfactors
Thefactorsdiscussedthusfargenerallytendtoencouragefirmstomakecrossborderacqui
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