Ceris-CNR Working paper 10/99
The entry mode choice of EU leading companies (1987-1997)
Giampaolo Vitali
Ceris-CNR
November 1999
Abstract
The aim of the paper is to provide empirical evidence on the relationship between industrial structure and M&A process. We focus on the determining factors fostering a firm to choose controlling acquisitions or non-controlling ones. We use the Acquisitions and Divestments Database (ADD), a data-base collecting equity operations made by top-90 EU leaders in the period 1987-1997. A logit analysis shows some variables that increase the probability that the firms entry mode choice is a non-controlling-acquisition: firms size, firms diversification strategy, industry concentration, oligopolistic competition. On the contrary, the R&D differentiated industries and the role of the stock exchange market enforce the probability that the firms entry mode is a controlling acquisition.
Key words: Industrial structure; European industry, M&As; acquisitions;
joint-ventures
JEL classifications: L10, L20, F23
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