Creating New Business through Acquisitions

Tuija Rantala; Minna Räikkönen; Mélanie Hassett

Creating New Business through Acquisitions

Tuija Rantala
, Minna Räikkönen
, Mélanie Hassett

University of Sheffield

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Abstract

Increasing competition and globalisation force firms to grow, internationalise and find new business opportunities. New business is expected to create growth as well as to increase the competitive strength of the company. However, the creation process may be challenging. The situation is even more complex in the context of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). New business creation may require one large acquisition, or a number of smaller ones. Success depends largely on how well these acquisitions are managed and integrated. This chapter lays the groundwork for the phenomenon under scrutiny, NBC through M&A, introducing the topic and the focal concepts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	M&A as a Strategic Option
Subtitle of host publication	From Opportunities to New Business Creation
Editors	Mélanie Hassett, Minna Räikkönen, Tuija Rantala
Place of Publication	Helsinki
Publisher	Teknologiainfo Teknova oy
Pages	7-14
ISBN (Electronic)	978-952-238-098-2, 978-952-238-099-9
ISBN (Print)	978-952-238-097-5
Publication status	Published - 2011
MoE publication type	A3 Part of a book or another research book

Keywords

M&A
mergers and acquisitions
strategy
new business creation
business opportunity
risk
uncertainty

M&A as a strategic option: From opportunities to new business creation
Hassett, M. (Editor), Räikkönen, M. (Editor) & Rantala, T. (Editor), 2011, Helsinki: Teknologiainfo Teknova oy. 216 p.
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Creating New Business through Acquisitions. / Rantala, Tuija; Räikkönen, Minna; Hassett, Mélanie.
M&A as a Strategic Option: From Opportunities to New Business Creation. ed. / Mélanie Hassett; Minna Räikkönen; Tuija Rantala. Helsinki: Teknologiainfo Teknova oy, 2011. p. 7-14.

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M&A as a strategic option: From opportunities to new business creation

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