International Mergers and Acquisitions Activity Since 1990 : Recent Research and Quantitative Analysis

Front cover -- International Mergers and Acquisitions Activity Since 1990 -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the editors -- List of contributors -- Chapter 1: Understanding mergers and acquisitions: activity since 1990 -- Part One: International M&A Activity and Takeover Performance -- Chapter 2: Cross-border mergers and acquisitions: the facts as a guide for international economics -- Chapter 3: Searching for value-enhancing acquirers -- Chapter 4: The Long-term operating performance in European mergers and acquisitions -- Chapter 5: How do bondholders fare in mergers and acquisitions? -- Chapter 6: Mix-and-match facilities and loan notes in acquisitions -- Part Two: Special Types of Mergers and Acquisitions -- Chapter 7: Mergers and acquisitions in IPO markets: evidence from Germany -- Chapter 8: Reverse mergers in the United Kingdom: listed targets and private acquirers -- Chapter 9: The profile of venture capital exits in Canada -- Part Three: Valuation and Irrationality in Takeover Decision Making -- Chapter 10: Executive compensation and managerial overconfidence: impact on risk taking and shareholder value in corporate acquisitions -- Chapter 11: Opportunistic accounting practices around stock-financed mergers in Spain -- Chapter 12: Size does matter-firm size and the gains from acquisitions on the Dutch market -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.