Analysis of Haier’s Acquisition of General Appliances
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https://doi.org/10.61173/rd57c417Keywords:
Merger and acquisition, financing process, general appliancesAbstract
In this era of rapid but highly competitive economic development, China, as a large developing country, needs to cater for the contemporary economic development trend. In the wake of the information technology revolution, listed mergers and acquisitions companies have ushered in a new wave of mergers and acquisitions as they need to adjust their own internal industrial structures. To better enable China’s listed companies to carry out live mergers and acquisitions, the development of China’s merger and acquisition financing market. In addition to providing an analysis of the Haier Group’s merger and acquisition of basic household appliances, this study offers pertinent insights and sources of inspiration. For China’s listed companies M&A financing to provide effective financing experience and innovative financing ideas, to create a good financing environment. Based on the evaluations of Haier Group mergers and acquisitions case, the case for in-depth analysis, and then combined with the current situation of China’s merger and acquisition financing market and analyses the problems that exist in it.
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