Christopher Kummer

Christopher Kummer

Dr Christopher Kummer is a professor and adviser on strategy and mergers and acquisitions. He is president of the Institute of Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA) and affiliate professor at Grenoble Ecole de Management in France. As an adviser, he supports companies with strategy formulation and execution of alliances, acquisitions, disposal, attracting investors and post-merger integration.

An overview of the growth in mergers and acquisitions that has shaped the European market in recent years

Mergers and acquisitions are an important means for companies to realise their strategies.

The reasons are manifold: many deals are done to enter new markets or segments, add new products, get hold of technology or to cut costs. This...