Empirische Untersuchungen belegen einen mittlerweile auch in Deutschland erhöhten Verbreitungsgrad der Due Diligence bei Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). Differenziert wird bei den Untersuchungen zwischen einzelnen Teilreviews (Financial, Tax, Legal etc.) allerdings wurden bislang keine breiten...

Risk is a big concern for anyone contemplating investing in new, especially innovative ventures. However, if successful, the returns can be extraordinary, serving as an impetus for many venture capitalists to provide greater funding. Still, many new ventures never see the end of the tunnel, and...

The debate on sustainability related corporate due diligence obligations in global value chains has recently gained considerable momentum, in particular at EU level. However, so far, it has been dominated by the focus on human rights due diligence. By contrast, relatively little attention has...

In dieser Dissertation werden drei Corporate-Finance-Fragestellungen empirisch analysiert. Kapitel 1 untersucht, ob ein Zusammenhang besteht zwischen dem Ergebnis von Aktionärsabstimmungen zu Unternehmensübernahmen und kurzfristigen Kursreaktionen, sowie kurz- und langfristiger...

Bei Unternehmensakquisitionen werden häufig zusätzliche Investitionsoptionen geschaffen, über die erst in Zukunft entschieden wird. Die hierdurch entstehende unternehmerische Flexibilität besitzt einen ökonomischen Wert, der mit traditionellen Ertragswert- bzw. DCF-Verfahren nur schwer...

The research described in this monograph analyzed recent and proposed Chinese investments in U.S. companies, including both acquisitions that were completed and ones that were disallowed or withdrawn. The research also reviewed China's recent and prospective investments in companies in Europe,...

This paper argues that differences in the dispersion of corporate ownership can help explain why party positions on corporate governance vary across countries and over time. Expectations that left/right conflicts should pitch capital against labor overlook that "capitalʺ is not a homogenous...

We propose a novel mechanism through which established firms contribute to the startup ecosystem: the allocation of R&D tax credits to startups via the M&A channel. We show that when established firms become eligible for R&D tax credits, they increase their R&D and M&A activity. In particular,...