What are the principal reasons for an existing company to seek out global markets for expansion through merger or acquisition rather than seeking to expand internationally directly through foreign export sales?

International markets provide a tremendous opportunity for business expansion for a variety of reasons by merger and acquisition.

Instructions:

Answer each of the below questions in essay format. Your answer should be at least two pages long in normal type, but there is no word limit. Provide at least ten different points for each answer.Must answer in your own words. The test is open book. You will be provided a higher grade for complete, well thought out and detailed answers.

Q. What are the principal reasons for an existing company to seek out global markets for expansion through merger or acquisition rather than seeking to expand internationally directly through foreign export sales?

Q. What makes a country more or less attractive from another for expansion through merger and acquisition, and if some countries are better suited for such purposes, why?