Mergers and acquisitions: A conceptual review laxmi Parab B.*, Dr. Hyderabad R. L.** *Research Scholar, P. G. Department of Studies in Commerce, Karnatak University, Dharwad **Professor, P. G. Department of Studies in Commerce, Karnatak University, Dharwad Online published on 13 February, 2018. Abstract Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) have become the driving force of the world economy and have played a significant role in the strategy of many companies in the last decade. Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) are the strategic growth devices in the hands of more and more companies not only to stay in the competition but also to extend their margins, market share and dominance globally. The scale and the pace at which merger activities are coming up are remarkable. From the last few decades, maximum studies focused to understand the importance of going into the deal of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). The current study examined the motivation to recognize either the assumed benefits of the deal of Mergers and Acquisitions have posted increase or not. The current study calculated whether the deal is beneficial or harmful for the organizations who want to enter into the deal of M&A. The study scrutinizes the issues by using the perspective of history, waves, motives and methods to determine Merger and acquisition value. The study focuses on the current Literature available on M&A from the recent past to portray unlike the methods used to gauge performance of M&A. Although field of M&A research is far too broad and more complex to be covered in a review paper, therefore, the study attempts to start covering some historical and background issues such as History, waves in M&A, Methods of measuring deals and M&A motives. Top Keywords Mergers and Acquisitions, merger waves, methods, Performance, and Value. Top |