“Hollowing Out”—Myth and Reality: Corporate Takeovers in an Age of Transformation, Volume II

This report is one of three publications that explore the “hollowing out” issue, to clarify the impact of corporate takeovers on Canada and its businesses, and to probe the question: Why are so many people worried about the takeovers? Volume II presents 30 firm-level case studies of mergers and acquisitions (M&As). The cases cover a range of industry sectors and different types of targets and acquirers. They include several high-profile takeovers of resource and high-technology companies. The research focused on obtaining information (both pre- and post-acquisition) relating to seven areas of potential impact due to corporate takeover. Using a typology they created, the authors score these impacts (positive, negative, neutral). Volume I includes an analysis of the data and findings from these case studies, as well as a comprehensive discussion of the issue. The Executive Summary comprises a summary of the contents of Volumes I and II.

This report comprises three volumes exploring the nature and impact of corporate takeovers in Canada.
The Executive summary examines the overall impact of takeovers on Canada.

Volume I presents the theory, macro data, and aggregated data from case studies relating to “corporate takeover effects” (CTEs) on target companies.

Volume II presents 30 detailed case studies in three categories: foreign takeovers of Canadian companies, Canadian takeovers of Canadian companies, and Canadian takeovers of foreign companies.

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