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On the look-out for a white knight : options-based calculation of probability and expected value of increased bids in hostile takeover battles
Eichler, Stefan; Maltritz, Dominik - In: Applied economics letters 17 (2010) 10/12, pp. 1033-1036
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The location of cross-border mergers & acquisitions in the USA
Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Marrewijk, Charles van - 2015 - First version: October 2014, this version: April 2015
neglected. In this paper we analyze the within country location-target selection of M&As in the USA. Extending Guadalupe (2012 … the USA for the period 1985-2012, we compare location choices of cross-border M&As to that of national M&As. We find that … across the USA than national M&As, and that for both forms of M&As location specific market access in the USA as well as …
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Long-run performance of mergers and acquisition of privately held targets : evidence in the USA
Chang, Shao-chi; Tsai, Ming-tse - In: Applied economics letters 20 (2013) 4/6, pp. 520-524
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CEO preferences and acquisitions
Jenter, Dirk; Lewellen, Katharina - 2011
of takeover bids. Mergers frequently force target CEOs to retire early, and CEOs' private merger costs are the forgone … costs, we find strong evidence that target CEO preferences affect merger patterns. The likelihood of receiving a takeover … in takeover activity appears discretely at the age-65 threshold, with no gradual increase as CEOs approach retirement age …
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The intra-industry effects of the acquisition of Dow Jones
Howe, John S.; Maslar, David A. - In: Applied economics letters 18 (2011) 4/6, pp. 551-554
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The sensitivity of matched sampling methodology in the literature of foreign acquisition
Sun, Jing - In: Applied economics letters 19 (2012) 16/18, pp. 1567-1570
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Employment effects of mergers and acquisitions in the United States by sector
Doytch, Nadia; Mixon, Franklin G.; Upadhyaya, Kamal Prasad - In: Applied economics letters 18 (2011) 10/12, pp. 925-928
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Fractional integration and cointegration in merger and acquisitions in the US petroleum industry
Monge, Manuel; Gil-Alaña, Luis A. - In: Applied economics letters 23 (2016) 10/12, pp. 701-704
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The scope of auctions in the presence of downstream interactions and information externalities
Koska, Onur A.; Onur, Ilke; Stähler, Frank - 2015
We scrutinize the scope of auctions in the presence of downstream interactions and information externalities by using the topical example of a firm acquisition. We show that no mechanism exists that allows an investor to acquire a low-cost firm under incomplete information: a separating auction...
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Potential heterogeneity in target's value and jump bidding in takeover auctions
Dodonova, Anna; Khoroshilov, Yuri - In: Applied economics letters 26 (2019) 12, pp. 1038-1043
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