Location and Performance of Mergers and Acquisitions -- Location and Performance of Mergers and Acquisitions. Characteristics and Location of Mergers and Acquisitions -- Analysis of the Performance of Mergers and Acquisitions -- Methodology of the Empirical Study -- Methodology of the Empirical Study. Research Methodology -- Presentation of the Empirical Study -- Location and Value Creation of Mergers and Acquisitions by French Acquirers -- Location and Value Creation of Mergers and Acquisitions by French Acquirers. Determinants of Location of Mergers and Acquisitions -- Determinants of Value Creation of Mergers and Acquisitions -- General Conclusion -- Appendices. Distribution of Acquirers by Business Sector (NAF Code Rev. 2, INSEE) -- Parametric and Non-parametric Statistical Tests of Average Cumulative Abnormal Returns -- Parametric and Non-parametric Statistical Tests of Average Cumulative Abnormal Returns for Domestic Mergers and Acquisitions -- Parametric and Non-parametric Statistical Tests of Average Cumulative Abnormal Returns for International Mergers and Acquisitions -- Daily Average Cumulative Abnormal Returns (CAR) and the Location of the Target (Mature Countries Versus Emerging Countries) -- Parametric and Non-parametric Statistical Tests of Average Cumulative Abnormal Returns for Mergers and Acquisitions in Mature Countries -- Parametric and Non-parametric Statistical Tests of Average Cumulative Abnormal Returns for Mergers and Acquisitions in Emerging Countries -- Summary of the Research Model on the Days [-3; +3] Window.