MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY IN THE CONDITIONS OF INSTABILITY OF GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION

Abstract

Introduction Today there is a new trend in geopolitical architecture: on the one hand there are some trends in the introduction of protectionism and / or even isolationism in global processes, on the other hand global trends continue to increasingly influence economic and social activity of communities around the world. Security issues are becoming increasingly important over time and this is important not only in terms of politics and defense but also the economy. That is why it is necessary to consider new markets, especially during their formation and even unattractive from an investment point of view. This is exactly the Ukrainian market and one of the elements of improving its investment attractiveness is the intensification of mergers and acquisitions. Purpose The purpose of this article is to study the Ukrainian trends in the management of mergers and acquisitions in the context of national economic security. The task of the article is to study the theoretical aspects of management and planning of mergers and acquisitions and their positive impact on the economic security of the country; analyze the strategies used by enterprises in concluding such agreements; develop solutions to improve the country's economic security management system. Method (methodology) The following general scientific methods were used in the research process: analysis and synthesis, grouping and systematization of identifying the essence of economic security and mergers and acquisitions, their structure, principles of formation, development of the concept of diagnosing the effectiveness of investor attraction systems and control; inductions and deductions - to generalize the theoretical aspects of the peculiarities of the formation of economic security; statistical and economic - to assess the effectiveness of mergers and acquisitions.