Table 4.1. Privec’s mergers and acquisitions.

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Table 4.2. Comparison of Privec case variables with preliminary explanatory model variables.

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Table 4.3. Reasons for Privec’s decision reversals.

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Table 4.4. Alternative hypotheses test for Privec variables.

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Table 4.5. Foodex criteria for ranking acquisition candidates.

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Table 4.6. Types of indicated actions for Foodex candidates.

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Table 4.7. Summary of variables identified in cases from industry interviews (continued in appendix 31).

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Table 4.8. New variables and modifications to existing variables based on cases from industry interviews (continued in appendix 32).

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Table 4.9. Varieties identified in additional cases (continued in appendix 33).

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Table 4.10. Summary of variables identified in additional cases (continued in appendix 34).

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Table 4.11. Summary of M&A industry experts’ views of variables (continued in appendix 35).

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