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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2017.8.3.245

An Empirical Study on the Strategy and Implications of M&A in Korea IT companies  

Son, Myung-Sub (Dept. of Business Consulting, DaeJeon University)
Seo, Yong-Mo (Dept. of Humanities and Social Science, U1 University)
Hyun, Byung-Hwan (Dept. of Business Consulting, DaeJeon University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.8, no.3, 2017 , pp. 245-252 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of mergers and acquisitions of domestic IT companies on strategic aspects of internal capacity enhancement. Empirical analysis applied to this study analyzed the business performance in the market through the merger of Daum Communications and Kakao Group. After Daum pursued the merger with Kakao, it showed that the platform business of kakao is expanding to the domain of the existing portal site. The merger was completed, and the total value of the stocks went up to the highest level, but soon its value declined. The merger shows that the growth potential of the enterprise is temporarily declining, which seems to be the internal cost of the merger. Even in the case of profitability, the merger did not show positive results. In the case of stability, the expectation due to the merger was reflected and slightly increased. The following two companies were interested in the kakao when they viewed the merger through a chronological analysis. However, after the merger, the interest of the next kakao was similar. This is seen as a result of the expansion of kakao's diverse platform business rather than the following search sites. From the results of this study, it is suggested that domestic IT companies should approach by analyzing the strategic factors that generate synergy when pursuing M & A to strengthen their resources or capabilities.
Keywords
Daum; Kakao; M&A; Business Performance;
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