Investment liberalization -: Why a restrictive cross-border merger policy can be counterproductive

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Norback, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-1996
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2006.09.004
• 发表日期: 2007
• 页码: 366-380
• 关键词: investment liberalization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Development; OWNERSHIP

摘要

Investment liberalizing countries are often concerned that cross-border mergers and acquisitions, in contrast to greenfield investments, might have an adverse effect on domestic firms and consumers. However, given that domestic assets are sufficiently scarce, we identify a preemption effect and an asset complementarity effect, which imply that the acquisition price is substantially higher than the domestic seller's profits. Moreover, we show that for the acquisition to take place, the NINE must be sufficiently efficient when using the domestic assets, otherwise rivals will expand their business, thereby making the acquisition unprofitable. Consequently, restricting cross-border M&As may also hurt consumers. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.