СУЧАСНІ ТЕНДЕНЦІЇ РИНКУ ЗЛИТТІВ ТА ПОГЛИНАНЬ У КРАЇНАХ AЗІАТСЬКО-ТИХООКЕАНСЬКОГО РЕГІОНУ

Abstract

Mergers and acquisitions are understood as a global trend associated with global corporate restructuring in various industries, an important part of any business cycle. The strategic motives for concluding M&A deals are primarily associated with rapid growth and with the extraction of access to intangible assets, in particular, to human, structural and customer capital. The merger can help firms cope with the threat of multinational corporations and compete internationally. Companies in the Asia-Pacific region have always distinguished themselves by applying innovative solutions to expand production capacity and attract investment. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze current trends in the M&A market in the Asia-Pacific region. The article analyzed the dynamics, structure of the M & A market and identified current trends in the M & A market in the Asia-Pacific region. Factors influencing the behavior of investors were considered. Also, one of the main factors influencing the market of mergers and acquisitions was the effect of COVID-19 . Since it was effec radically reformatted the strategies of companies and forced a complete overhaul of investment behavior. Asia-Pacific companies demonstrate throughout COVID-19 pandemic ability to overcome crisis by Implementing Innovative solutions. The pandemic, the strategy of changing the climate, as well as the normative and legislative changes, gave the mail for a glance at the strategies of development and values. The company policy focuses its respect on the goals of the development and the principles of ESG. ESG has become a critically important area for M&A facilities. As a result of the study, a regression analysis was performed and built a linear regression model of the influence of ESG factors on the beta of the company. For the analysis, the indicators of 30 companies in the Asia-Pacific region were used. The beta indicator was chosen based on the views of the investor, since the market beta reflects the volatility of the market, that is, the behavior of the investor. The results of the study confirmed the growing influence of ESG in the selection of an investment object.