Business Management

Artem Ivanov
ANALYSIS OF M & A AGREEMENTS AND THEIR SECTORAL CHARACTERISTICS
JEL: L16, L24, G34.

Keywords: mergers, acquisitions, globalization, agreements, M&A.

Abstract: The article analyzes the theoretical foundations of M&A agreements of different companies. The types and forms of M&A agreements were investigated. Due to the conducted analysis on the sectoral distribution of M&A agreements, it was concluded that the industry leader in this area was the mechanical and industrial equipment production, which led the industry rankings in terms of amount and value of such agreements in 2018. The main factors of the increase of M&A processes in the insurance industry in 2018 are introduced in the paper – raise of interest rates, increase of the amount of available capital, improved conditions for the world economy development, tax reform in the USA. Much attention is also paid to M&A banking activities in the USA. The article points out that the healthcare sector has been dominated by the ten largest pharmaceutical companies with the highest return on investments, which spent an average of 35% on M&A of total investment volume in R&D and M&A in recent years.
Dmitriy Lukianenko
GLOBAL INDIVIDUALIZATION SUBJECTIVE DISPOSITION TRANSFORMATION
JEL: F01, F19

Keywords: globalization, global subjects, global development, global competition, global innovative leadership.

Abstract: This article investigates the issue of global development individualization brought about by 21st century transformations. It substantiates the need to resort to new approaches while analyzing the subjective disposition of the global economy and politics in the process of modern institutional system formation, accounting for global corporatization tendencies, competition, leadership, socialization and ecologization. The author considers the preconditions and motives of global individual leadership in economic, political, social and cultural domains, with their peculiarities regarding Ukraine accentuated, and outlines the crucial role of innovative leaders in insuring globalization processes.

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