Cross-Border Merger Acquisitions,and Valuation Although there are many pieces to the puzzle of building shareholder value,ultimately it comes down to growth. An increasingly popular route to "going global" in search of new markets,resources,productive advantages,and other elements of competition and profit is through cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Copyright 2007 Pearson Addison-Wesley.All rights reserved. 19-2Copyright © 2007 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. 19-2 Cross-Border Mergers, Acquisitions, and Valuation • Although there are many pieces to the puzzle of building shareholder value, ultimately it comes down to growth. • An increasingly popular route to “going global” in search of new markets, resources, productive advantages, and other elements of competition and profit is through cross-border mergers and acquisitions