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Corporate Governance and Cross-Border Mergers
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Publication Date:
June 2000
Facilitated by deregulation and the growing liberalization of markets worldwide, companies are increasingly making cross-border rather than domestic M&A deals. This report, based on interviews with senior executives from companies that have undergone cross-border M&A transactions, discusses the role of corporate governance before, during, and after a cross-border merger.
Topics covered:
- corporate governance issues in formulating the M&A transaction
- corporate governance issues as the transaction progresses
- the role of shareholders in M&As
Features insights from representatives of:
AstraZeneca, Aventis, BP Amoco, Daimler Chrysler, DWS Investments, Georgeson Shareholder Communications, Goodyear, Hermes Pensions Management, MeritaNordbanken, Standard Life Investments, ThysssenKrupp, and TIAA-CREF
