The advent and expansion of globalization has created many exciting opportunities for business to grow and profit. Global competition has also favored the customer, providing increased alternatives for the many new and innovative products and services that advances in technology are spawning today. For businesses to stay competitive in this worldwide marketplace, they strive to expand their reach across these markets. The result over the years has been a significant increase in mergers, acquisitions and subsidiaries among businesses. Indeed, many previously localized companies now consider themselves international.