International mergers and acquisitions activity has been done by Greg N. Gregory.

M&A activity comes in waves. The 5th wave of the 1990s was characterized by an unprecedented number of corporate restructurings in terms of mergers and acquisitions. Following the collapse of the stock market in March 2000, M&A activity slumped dramatically, but this pause ended in the second half of 2004. Observers wonder if the 6th wave has started. In terms of size and geographical dispersion, the 1990s takeover wave was remarkable. For the first time, Continental European firms were as eager to participate as their US and UK counterparts, and M&A activity in Europe hit levels similar to those experienced in the US. Due to its financial impact and the unprecedented activity in Continental Europe, the 5th takeover wave of the 1990s and recent takeover activity have triggered a great deal of interesting academic research. There are a number of insightful papers in this volume. The following themes are addressed by an impressive group of international authors.

There is a selection of the best quantitative research on M&A activity. There is an impressive collection of international authors. Insights and implications for practitioners are provided. About the author.

A native of Montreal, Professor Greg N. Gregoriou is a finance professor at the University of Quebec at Montreal. Professor Gregoriou teaches a variety of finance courses at the State University of New York, including Alternative Investments, International Finance, Money and Capital Markets, Portfolio Management, and Corporate Finance. He lectured at the University of Vermont, the University of Navarra and the University of Quebec at Montreal.

Professor Gregoriou has published 50 books, 65 publications in peer-reviewed journals and 24 book chapters since he arrived at Plattsburgh. Professor Gregoriou’s books have been published by a number of companies. Four of his books have been translated. His academic articles have appeared in well-known peer-reviewed journals such as the Review of Asset Pricing Studies, Journal of Portfolio Management, Journal of Futures Markets, European Journal of Operational Research, Annals of Operations Research, Computers and Operations Research, etc.

Professor Gregoriou is the derivatives editor and editorial board member for the Journal of Asset Management as well as editorial board member for the Journal of Wealth Management, the Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, Market Integrity, and the Brazilian Business Review. Professor Gregoriou has interests in hedge funds, funds of funds, commodity trading advisors, managed futures, venture capital and private equity. He has been quoted in a number of publications, including the New York Times, Le Temps, the Financial Times of London, and L’Observateur de Monaco. He has worked for many clients and investment firms in Montreal. He is an advisory member of the Markets and Services Research Centre at Edith Cowan University in Joondalup, Australia, a senior advisor to the Ferrell Asset Management Group in Singapore, and a research associate with the University of Quebec. He is a member of the advisory board of the Research Center for Operations and Productivity Management at the University of Science and Technology.