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PAGE 2 外文翻译 原文 Cross-border mergers and acquisitions: the European–US experience 1. Factors motivating cross-border acquisitions In her extensive discussion of the merger and acquisition process McDonagh Bengtsson (1990) proposes that the following factors motivate many companies to acquire foreign firms: the desire to spread products and diversify risks geographically; to gain back-up products; to exploit synergies; and to attain economies of scale. However, she cautions that workforce problems, poor facilities, as well as social and technological differences may expose the acquiring co