Cross-national study of mergers and acquisitions practices : Germany and Japan.

• Main Authors: Koh, Vivian Wei Wen., Tan, Yu Wen., Yap, Ce Phei.
• Other Authors: Tsui-Auch, Lai Si
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Banking::Mergers and acquisitions
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/21241
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper compares the differences in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) practices between Germany and Japan, two traditional stakeholder-oriented economies. We observed that M&A in Japan have a greater tolerance for Anglo-American shareholder-oriented practices while stakeholder-oriented pract...