Yan Ma, Konstantins Kozlovskis, Guna Ciemleja

Proceedings of the 26th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2022, Vol. I, pp. 103-108 (2022); https://doi.org/10.54808/WMSCI2022.01.103

Yan Ma
Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia

Konstantins Kozlovskis
Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia

Guna Ciemleja
Faculty of Engineering Economics and Management, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia

Cite this paper as:
Ma, Y., Kozlovskis, K., Ciemleja, G. (2022). Assessment of Factors Influencing Financial Risks of Company Mergers and Acquisitions. In N. Callaos, N. Lace, B. Sánchez, M. Savoie (Eds.), Proceedings of the 26th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2022, Vol. I, pp. 103-108. International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics. https://doi.org/10.54808/WMSCI2022.01.103

This article explores and analyzes the types, characteristics of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of companies. In addition, the causes of financial risks of M&A of companies and ways to prevent and control these risks are analyzed, as well as the factors affecting the financial risk of M&A of companies are analyzed. Listed Chinese companies that completed M&A deals in 2017 were selected as sample companies. The Z-Score model is used to calculate financial risks. A multiple linear regression model is used to assess the factors influencing financial risk.