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1、Author:R.J.Kish.Nationality:AmaricaOriginateform: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1Cross-bordermergersandacquisitions:theEuropean–USexperience1.Factorsmotivatingcross-borderacquisitionsInherextensivediscussio
2、nofthemergerandacquisitionprocessMcDonaghBengtsson(1990)proposesthatthefollowingfactorsmotivatemanycompaniestoacquireforeignfirms:thedesiretospreadproductsanddiversifyrisksgeographically;togainback-upproducts;toexploitsynergies;andtoattaineconomiesofscale.However,shecautionsthat
3、workforceproblems,poorfacilities,aswellassocialandtechnologicaldifferencesmayexposetheacquiringcompanytonewrisks.Otherstudiesintheareaofcross-borderacquisitionsattributethepatternofacquisitionstoseveralcompetingfactors,bothfavorableandunfavorable.Thediscussionthatfollowssurveysa
4、samplingofthesefactors,examiningfirstthefavorableacquisitionvariables(i.e.variablesthatappeartoinfluencethefirm’sconcernedwithcross-borderdeals),thentheunfavorableones.Wepayparticularattentiontothosefactorsmoredirectlyrelatedtothecountriesunderstudy.1.1.Favorableacquisitionfacto
5、rsAlthoughthereareanumberoffactorsthatfavoracquisitionactivity,wefocusonthosethatseemtoaffectcross-borderacquisitionsbetweentheUSandtheEU.Thesefactorsincludeexchangerates,diversification,andeconomicconditionsinthehomecountry,aswellastechnologyandhumanresources.1.1.1.Exchangerate
6、sCurrentandforecastedfutureexchangeratesaffectthehomecurrencyequivalentofacquisitionprices,aswellasthepresentvalueoffuturecashflowsaccruingtotheacquiredfirm;therefore,thedominanteffectinanyparticularcaseisultimatelyanempiricalquestion.Existingstudies,predictably,arriveatdifferen
7、tconclusionsconcerningtheroleofexchangerates.Forexample,FrootandStein(1991)proposethat,whilethereisarelationshipbetweentheexchangeratesandacquisitionactivity,thereisnoevidencethatachangeintheexchangerateimprovesthepositionofforeignacquirersrelativetotheirUScounterparts.Theyconte
8、ndthatwhenthedollardepreciates,theUSbecomesache
