Pre-empting Technology Competition Through Firm Acquisitions

Arbeitspapier

This paper investigates the motive of pre-empting technology competition through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Exploiting the patent application procedure at the European Patent Office we introduce a new measure for the possibility to create entry barriers in technology markets. Our results show significant evidence that firms engage in horizontal M&A to pre-empt competition in technology markets.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 07-027

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Voting; Proxy Contests; Corporate Governance ; Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital ; Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior: General
• Thema: pre-empting technology competition ; mergers and acquisitions

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Grimpe, Christoph ; Hussinger, Katrin
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
• (wo): Mannheim
• (wann): 2007

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/24587
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ