A COMPARISON OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF M&A ACTIVITY IN FIVE LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES AND THE UNITED STATES: 1985–1994
International Journal of Commerce and Management
ISSN: 1056-9219
Article publication date: 1 February 1997
Abstract
The Latin American merger and acquisition (M&A) market offers enormous opportunities. M&A activity in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela is examined and compared with M&A activity in the United States. Characteristics examined include the industries and form of ownership of the target firms, the types of transactions, and the home countries of the acquiring firms. Differences are found between characteristics of M&A activity in the Latin American countries and the United States. Differences are also found among the characteristics of M&A activity in the various Latin American countries. Implications for managers and areas in need of additional research are discussed.
Citation
Flanagan, D.J., Milman, C.D. and D'Mello, J.P. (1997), "A COMPARISON OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF M&A ACTIVITY IN FIVE LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES AND THE UNITED STATES: 1985–1994", International Journal of Commerce and Management, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 5-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047346
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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