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Predicting Greek mergers and acquisitions: a new approach
Tsagkanos, Athanasios; Georgopoulos, Antonios; … - In: International Journal of Financial Services Management 2 (2007) 4, pp. 289-303
for acquisitions. Our work is based on recursive partitioning techniques, that is decision-tree models, given that … mergers and acquisitions. The results show that J4.8 outperforms the classical regression tree, although the predictive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233166
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Impact of mergers and acquisitions on stock returns of tramp shipping firms
Samitas, Aristeidis G.; Kenourgios, Dimitris F. - In: International Journal of Financial Services Management 2 (2007) 4, pp. 327-343
This paper examines a new issue in the tramp shipping industry -- mergers and acquisitions -- which has drawn firms … tramp shipping firms' stock returns, when they announce mergers and acquisitions, and how this is portrayed on their stock … NYSE. The empirical results indicate the positive impact that announcements of mergers and acquisitions cause in tramp …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233168
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An empirical examination of acquisitions in Greece
Tzortzaki, A.M. - In: International Journal of Financial Services Management 2 (2007) 1/2, pp. 144-158
focus of this analysis will be on the acquisitions in South Eastern Europe and more specifically in Greece. Our findings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010668717
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Multi-channel banking in Romania: a comparative study of the strategic approach adopted by domestic and foreign banks
Gurau, Calin - In: International Journal of Financial Services Management 1 (2006) 4, pp. 381-399
organic growth or through further local acquisitions, while domestic banks attempt to diversify their offer by introducing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005544002
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The perception of banks' mergers and acquisitions by bank employees
Mylonakis, John - In: International Journal of Financial Services Management 1 (2006) 2/3, pp. 205-214
larger and more powerful. One out of four mergers and acquisitions in Greece took place in the banking sector, which was also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010816471
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Identifying synergies ahead of mergers and acquisitions
Knyphausen-Aufsess, Dodo zu; Koeppen, Jens; Schweizer, Lars - In: International Journal of Financial Services Management 2 (2007) 4, pp. 344-360
Most merger and acquisition activities destroy value. One reason for this is that acquisition premiums tend to be too high in relation to the synergies that motivated the premiums paid. In this paper, we illustrate the performance implications of overstated synergies and develop a ten-step...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008580345
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Mergers and acquisitions in the Malaysian banking industry: technical and scale efficiency effects
Sufian, Fadzlan - In: International Journal of Financial Services Management 2 (2007) 4, pp. 304-326
Envelopment Analysis (DEA), this paper investigates the effects of mergers and acquisitions on Malaysian banks' technical and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008580353
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Determinants of merger activity: evidence from India
Agrawal, Madhuri; Sensarma, Rudra - In: International Journal of Financial Services Management 2 (2007) 4, pp. 277-288
This study investigates the role of industry level factors in determining merger activity in an emerging economy. The study uses information from India, which has witnessed acceleration in merger activity subsequent to recent economic reforms. Departing from the existing literature, we proxy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008580373
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Multi-channel banking in Romania: a comparative study of the strategic approach adopted by domestic and foreign banks
Gurau, Calin - In: International Journal of Financial Services Management 1 (2006) 4, pp. 381-399
organic growth or through further local acquisitions, while domestic banks attempt to diversify their offer by introducing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008580384
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Predicting Greek mergers and acquisitions: a new approach
Tsagkanos, Athanasios; Georgopoulos, Antonios; … - In: International Journal of Financial Services Management 2 (2007) 4, pp. 289-303
for acquisitions. Our work is based on recursive partitioning techniques, that is decision-tree models, given that … mergers and acquisitions. The results show that J4.8 outperforms the classical regression tree, although the predictive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008580396