by Wong Hok-Ying. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-72). / ABSTRACTS --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.vii / Chapter I --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Research Objectives --- p.5 / Organization of This Paper --- p.7 / Chapter II --- THE ASIAN PRIVATE EQUITY INDUSTRY: AN OVERVIEW --- p.8 / Chapter III --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.13 / Research on the Private Equity Industry in General --- p.13 / Research on the Asian Private Equity Industry --- p.15 / Chapter IV. --- Hypothesis Setting --- p.16 / Private Equity Firm Structure --- p.16 / Specialization vs. Diversification --- p.17 / Compensation Issues --- p.23 / Board seat --- p.25 / General Partners Holdings --- p.26 / Percent Ownership in Portfolio Firms --- p.27 / Human Capital --- p.29 / Investment Flexibility --- p.30 / Chapter V --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY --- p.31 / Data Collection --- p.32 / Measures --- p.34 / Chapter VI --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS --- p.38 / Test of Hypothesis 1 --- p.40 / Test of Hypothesis 2 --- p.42 / Test of Hypothesis 3 --- p.43 / Test of Hypothesis 4 --- p.44 / Test of Hypothesis 5 --- p.45 / Test of Hypothesis 6a & 6b --- p.46 / Test of Hypothesis 7 --- p.47 / Test of Hypothesis 8 --- p.49 / Test of Hypothesis 9 --- p.49 / Test of Hypothesis 10a & 10b --- p.51 / Test of Hypothesis 11 --- p.52 / The Multiple Regression Model --- p.53 / Chapter VII --- CONCLUSIONS --- p.56 / APPENDIX I --- p.60 / APPENDIX II: (Questionnaire) --- p.65 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.67

Thesis (D.B.A.)--George Washington University, 1989. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 265-270).

published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

Univ., Diss. u.d.T.: Austen-Peters, A. O.: Legal aspects of the custody of assets under investment management--Oxford, 1998. / Literaturverz. S. 211 - 218.

Univ., Diss. u.d.T.: Austen-Peters, A. O.: Legal aspects of the custody of assets under investment management--Oxford, 1998. / Literaturverz. S. 211 - 218.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1993. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 319-338).

Thesis (D.B.A.)--Alliant International University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-84).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Pardee RAND Graduate School, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--RAND Graduate School, 2007. / Title taken from PDF title screen (viewed October 18, 2007). Includes bibliographical references.

Abstract Mergers and Acquisitions often happen in America and Europe, but in Taiwan they are just on the start stage. In the end of 1999, two of top ten securities firms-- Yuanta Securities Firm and Core Pacific Securities Firm merged. This M&A case triggered a series of M&A actions in the securities industry, and the rank and ecology of the industry changed a lot. My thesis focuses on the effects of industry structure and key success factors due to the series of M&A actions in securities industry. My four research objectives are : 1. to find out the motives of securities firms¡¦ M&A 2. to find out what happened to industry structure after the several M&A actions 3. If the industry structure changed, to find out the influences of key success factors of industry 4. Facing the changed industry environment, to give securities firms some suggestions The analysis methods of my thesis are literature reviewing and interviewing the securities firms. Porter¡¦s ¡§Five Forces Model¡¨ is the main analyzing theory. The research results find that the main motive of the securities firms¡¦ M&A is to expand the scale, in order to globalize and develop to be an investment bank. After several M&A actions, the most obvious changes are the decrease of securities firm numbers and the change of rank. The intensity of industry competition alleviates and the threat of substitute and potential entrant diminishes. The bargaining power of customers doesn¡¦t change. As to key successful factors, the importance of securities firms¡¦ size increases. Globalization, training of professional employees, innovation of products and information technology are required resources and capacities of securities firms.