This study investigates whether the market is informative for managers and if it influences their decision in completing a merger and acquisition (M&A). The results obtained show that, on average, firms with higher cumulative abnormal return (CAR) surrounding the announcement date are more likely to complete the deal, when controlling for factors that are known “ex-ante” (through empirical evidence of acknowledged scholars) to affect the probability of conclusion of the deal. This is consistent with Luo (2005) and Kau et al. (2008) who find that managers “learn” from the market. Moreover, this research tries to find evidence of whether the market per se and its perception of the firms’ growth potential, corporate governance and agency costs...
This thesis examines the wealth effects of mergers and acquisitions and the size of the correspondin...
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which stock market valuation and manag...
We study the combined effects of managerial optimism and market overvaluation on merger premiums and...
This study examines the role that both managerial and investor optimism can have on mergers. A simpl...
In this dissertation, we examine the relationship between profitability ratios and abnormal returns...
There are competing theories as to whether managers learn from stock prices. Dye and Sridhar (2002),...
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a fundamental part of corporate finance activity and one of the m...
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) has been widely considered as an efficient strategy to realize the ma...
This paper analyzes the impact of managerial horizon on mergers and acquisitions activity. The main ...
This thesis studies how managerial incentives relate to strategic transmission of soft information ...
In this paper we empirically investigate bidders ’ performance managed by overconfident and non-over...
URL: http://www.eiasm.org/associations/eaa/presentation.asp?id=1795 Conference URL: http://files....
Recent studies suggest that greater exposure to the market for corporate control matters for manager...
Using cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) data from 2000 to 2010 across 29 major economies, we...
PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY This study examines how the intensity of product market competition and the nu...
This thesis examines the wealth effects of mergers and acquisitions and the size of the correspondin...
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which stock market valuation and manag...
We study the combined effects of managerial optimism and market overvaluation on merger premiums and...
This study examines the role that both managerial and investor optimism can have on mergers. A simpl...
In this dissertation, we examine the relationship between profitability ratios and abnormal returns...
There are competing theories as to whether managers learn from stock prices. Dye and Sridhar (2002),...
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a fundamental part of corporate finance activity and one of the m...
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) has been widely considered as an efficient strategy to realize the ma...
This paper analyzes the impact of managerial horizon on mergers and acquisitions activity. The main ...
This thesis studies how managerial incentives relate to strategic transmission of soft information ...
In this paper we empirically investigate bidders ’ performance managed by overconfident and non-over...
URL: http://www.eiasm.org/associations/eaa/presentation.asp?id=1795 Conference URL: http://files....
Recent studies suggest that greater exposure to the market for corporate control matters for manager...
Using cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) data from 2000 to 2010 across 29 major economies, we...
PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY This study examines how the intensity of product market competition and the nu...
This thesis examines the wealth effects of mergers and acquisitions and the size of the correspondin...
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which stock market valuation and manag...
We study the combined effects of managerial optimism and market overvaluation on merger premiums and...