Tracking stock for a unit of a firm presumably allows the market to value and monitor that unit independently of the rest of the firm.Announcement of the creation of tracking stock elicits an abnormal share price response of 2.17%on average over a two-day period.The share price response at the...

Since foreign high-tech firms exhibit a high level of asymmetric information, there is much investor skepticism surrounding the potential benefits to US firms that acquire them. However, the investor perception may be more favorable when the acquisitions involve more visible targets and advice...