Fehre, KerstinWanlin, Hu2025-02-262025-02-262023https://repository.vlerick.com/handle/20.500.12127/7646In an ever-increasingly globalized world, firms of all sizes are searching for opportunities to expand their business activities outside their home country. Cross-border mergers & acquisitions (M&A) is an important and common strategy for expanding abroad. Among other things, cross-border M&A is seen as a means of facilitating entry into foreign markets, accessing new resources, capabilities and technologies, and diversifying. While large (or mega) deals get a lot of public attention, mid-market M&A deals often occur below the radar of publicity. However, comprising almost 60% of all deals, the mid-market M&A segment is the core of the M&A market worldwide.enMergers & AcquisitionsStrategy242144293959