A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF M & A PROCESSES IN THE GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET
The article examines the processes of mergers and acquisitions in the global pharmaceutical market for 2005-2015. The authors reveal major transactions, their cost and the motives to encourage pharmaceutical companies to use M & A strategy.
Keywords: pharmaceutical market, mergers and acquisitions, profitability, growth drivers.
Alexander V. Evstratov, Candidate of Economics, Associate Professor. Volgograd branch of Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation; Victoria S. Ignatieva, a Master’s Degree student. -Volgograd State Technical University.