Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: The Role of Private Equity Firms Mark Humphery-Jenner University of New South Wales Zacharias Sautner University of Amsterdam Duisenberg School of Finance Jo-Ann Suchard University of New South Wales This draft: July 2012 Abstract: We study the role of private equity firms in cross-border mergers and acquisitions. We find that private equity-backed firms are more likely to become targets in crossborder M&A transactions. This effect is particularly
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and Firestone’s Tire Recall: The Costliest Information Gap in History On August 9‚ 2000‚ Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. announced it would recall more than 6.5 million tires‚ most of which had been mounted as original equipment on Ford Motor Co. Explorers and other Ford light trucks. Bridgestone/Firestone had become the subject of an intense federal investigation of 46 deaths and more than 300 incidents where Firestone tires allegedly shredded on the highway. The Firestone tires affected were 15-inch
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the employees’ perception of fair‚ equitable compensation. Pay Equity: Internal and External Considerations KENT ROMANOFF Associate Hay Group‚ Inc. KEN BOEHM Labor Economist Pacific Telesis EDWARD BENSON Vice-President‚ Hay Group‚ Inc. EqUity (or fairness)‚ a central theme in compensation theory and practice‚ arises in many different contexts. Here‚ for example‚ are some major areas: • The legal and economic issue of equal pay for similar work (comparable worth). • Pay differences
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FXT2 Task 2 Follow-Up re: Human Resources Data Modification 1. Identify areas that were not addressed by the IT staff’s response to the incident. Based on the narrative‚ the only corrective measure the company implemented was PKI. As noted in the original evaluation‚ several areas need to be addressed: Climate/culture of the organization Employee training for social engineering attacks Positive identification of employees when granting role-based access Vulnerabilities within and without the network
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Internal and External Equity Comparisons Organizations that has the drive to flourish in a market that is very competitive must have a compensation plan that is well designed and inspires its employees‚ has benefit programs‚ guarantees equity‚ and handles compensation costs. These plans should mirror the culture of its employees. Organizations have numerous of options when designing a compensation plan comes into play‚ and must consider how the options they have chosen will be suitable for their
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Debt and equity are essentially the ways in which companies can raise capital. Debt financing is when a company takes out a loan that generally has a defined time period and interest rate attached to the transaction. Debt financing include loans‚ leases‚ bank overdrafts and terms of trade. Next‚ equity financing is when a company issues shares to the other investors which can be the general public or investment companies. These shares represent ownership of the company to the extent of the shares
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Failure to follow nursing standards of care is one of the six major causes of nursing malpractice. These standards may be part of a state nurse practice act‚ the hospital procedure and policies‚ a job descriptions‚ or recommendations of a professional national nursing organization (Reising‚ 2007). Examples in general nursing include (Reising‚ 2012): • Failure to follow proper safety protocols established by the health care facility • Failure to give certain medications in a timely and reasonable
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What does it mean to follow Jesus? Following Christ can take your life. I don’t believe most people‚ including myself‚ truly recognize the true meaning of being a disciple. It sounds almost easy to follow Jesus‚ and too simple to be the way to everlasting life. Its actually very difficult‚ but that is because we make it that way. The end result ( salvation‚ peace‚ no more worries or fears about tomorrow‚ everlasting joy‚ security‚ freedom) is so rewarding that the difficulties are forgotten.
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Have you ever wondered about the reason why people choose to follow Hitler or chose to resist? What were these two groups of people thinking? Even though Hitler had obtained a great amount of power during this period of time‚ people chose to fight back. Due to the fact that political‚ economic and social factors had played a big role in people’s morals and opinions‚ which eventually led them to follow or resist. For example‚ when the Germans had been informed that they had surrendered during the
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A PROJECT REPORT ON “Awareness Of Derivatives And Its Comparison With Equity And Commodity.” BY POOJA JAYASWAL UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF VIJAY SONAJE (INDIRA GLOBAL BUSINESS SCHOOL) FOR THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF COURSE MBA (FINANCE) INDIRA GLOBAL BUSINESS SCHOOL 2011-2013 Acknowledgement In my summer training at Edelweiss Financial Advisors Ltd.‚ I got a very pleasant experience of practically working in an organization. First and foremost‚ I would
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