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The purpose of the research was to identify the key variables factors that have an impact on successful mergers & acquisition transactions, and to determine whether the capital structure of the financing has an impact on success. Three main research methods were implemented for assessing the relevance of the variables; online surveys as well as a structured interview were used for determining both the qualitative and quantitative key factors of a transaction; the findings concerning the quantitative factors were supported by an LBO model.

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Mendoza Samano, Luis Daniel
Born in Mexico City and later move to Vienna Austria to pursuit both bachelor and master degree. I performed an internship at Bank Austria; following a successful career path, I worked at the Mexican embassy in Austria. My passion for finance and international business took me back to Mexico to work at BBVA Bancomer.

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