165,000 cross-border acquisitions are classified as horizontal, vertical, or conglomerate based on a measure of vertical relatedness. The data covers 31 source and 58 host countries, highlighting the financial sector's role in conglomerate activity. The analysis notes relative stability in horizontal and vertical acquisitions over time.
Use Cases
- Analyze the distribution of horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate acquisition strategies across 31 source and 58 host countries.
- Investigate the role of the financial sector within the conglomerate acquisition category over time.
- Model the wave-like growth of cross-border acquisition activity driven by changes in conglomerate activity.
Strengths
- Contains 165,000 acquisition records, providing a substantial sample for analysis.
- Covers a broad international scope with 31 source and 58 host countries.
- Classifies each acquisition into a specific strategic type (horizontal, vertical, conglomerate).
Limitations
- The underlying methodology for measuring 'vertical relatedness' is not detailed, which could affect reproducibility.
- The data's specific time range is not provided, limiting temporal trend analysis.
- Sample data and column structure are unavailable, complicating an assessment of data granularity and variables.
Provenance
- Source
- ICPSR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Data compiled for research exploring multinational enterprise integration strategies.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- 31 source countries and 58 host countries worldwide.