işlem hacmi, vb. özelliklerini içeren genel ve kapsamlı bir profilini çiziyoruz. S&B işlemlerini alıcı ve satıcıların ülkelerine göre 3 gruba ayırıyor ve bu grupları karşılaştırıyoruz. Çalışmamız üç grup satın almanın karşılaştırıldığı ilk çalışma olması ve Türk şirket satın almalarıyla ilgili yapılan çalışmalar içerisinde en geniş dönemi kapsamasından dolayı literatüre önemli katkılar sunmaktadır. Son olarak, firmalar ve politika yapıcılar için çıkarımlar tartışılmakta ve ileri çalışmalar için fikirler verilmektedir.

A b s t r a c tAcquisitions have been used as a growth strategy in both developed markets and emerging markets. Turkey, as one of the leading emerging markets in the world, has been home to huge number of acquisitions. In this empirical study, we try to shed light on the outcomes of acquisitions that have occurred in Turkey between 1990 and 2017. In addition to compare post-acquisition with pre-acquisition, we use other Turkish companies that don`t engage in acquisitions as benchmark to see the effect of acquisitions on Turkish companies. Our findings indicate that acquisitions have a positive effect on Turkish firms` financial performance. We also find that Turkish acquirers are more aggressive in terms of growth than non-acquirer companies are and have higher values on capital expenditures, research and development and staff expenses. When we compare these acquirers with their preacquisition periods, we also find an increase in these financial indicators, which indicates that acquisitions affect Turkish companies significantly.

Emerging markets have become home to an increasing amount of acquisition activity. However, we do not know much about how domestic and international acquisitions differ in terms of their outcomes. The objective of this study is to compare these acquisitions in the context of an emerging country. To do so, we analysed all acquisitions that occurred in Turkey between 1989 and 2017. We found that domestic acquirers significantly outperformed foreign acquirers of Turkish companies. Our analysis of financial indicators suggests that foreign acquirers are larger in size, have greater leverage and intangibles, and engage in bigger deals. However, growth in leverage, capital expenditures, and administrative and staff expenses are greater in domestic acquirers. Overall, our findings suggest that domestic acquirers are affected more significantly by acquisitions compared to foreign acquirers and based on the financial outcomes of acquisitions there are several differences between these two groups of acquirers.

Emerging markets have become home to an increasing amount of acquisition activity. However, we do not know much about how domestic and international acquisitions differ in terms of their outcomes. The objective of this study is to compare these acquisitions in the context of an emerging country. To do so, we analysed all acquisitions that occurred in Turkey between 1989 and 2017. We found that domestic acquirers significantly outperformed foreign acquirers of Turkish companies. Our analysis of financial indicators suggests that foreign acquirers are larger in size, have greater leverage and intangibles, and engage in bigger deals. However, growth in leverage, capital expenditures, and administrative and staff expenses are greater in domestic acquirers. Overall, our findings suggest that domestic acquirers are affected more significantly by acquisitions compared to foreign acquirers and based on the financial outcomes of acquisitions there are several differences between these two groups of acquirers.