Empirical evidence do not appear to robustly support the phenomenon of mergers and acquisitions in Greece, considering … comparisons. Mergers and acquisitions do not constitute a business panacea and probably the extensive interest for business … the marginally positive Abnormal Returns (ARs) accruing to bidder-companies' shareholders. The returns are not …

The economic consequences deriving from the activity of mergers and acquisitions to US bidders are not supportive of … bidders and the business climate. Nevertheless, mergers and acquisitions are fundamentally dependant of personal …

In this comprehensive study of all shipping mergers and acquisitions from 1984 to 2011 we document that the … shareholders of both acquirers and targets realise average abnormal gains of 1.2% and 3.3% respectively and both parties gain more … the EU repeal of exemption from competition and the US Ocean Shipping Reform Act, affect the marginal merger propensity …

Many firms enhance revenue through mergers and acquisitions deals because synergy occurs when the value of the combined … merger. This paper analyses value creation of mergers and acquisitions in ten Asian emerging markets over the past 12 years …

economy model when analysing actual shareholders' value retrenchment or growth opportunities. The author finds that recent … into some interesting strategic moves used to boost shareholders' value. We recommend shareholders to grasp opportunities …

In line with the international literature mergers and acquisitions produce ambiguous economic impact in Greece. Target … incentives and the hybrid hypothesis constitute primary driving forces for mergers and acquisitions. … returns in Greece converges with those in Continental Europe, while in contrast differs significantly with the Anglo …

performance measures. We argue that mergers and acquisitions are distinct strategies, because of the unique regulatory structure … create value and non-related acquisitions destroy value, both related and unrelated mergers create value. Copyright Springer … extant theories of synergy or agency. We present a modified synergy story and illustrate that, while related acquisitions …

The present article examines the short-run abnormal returns to India based mergers and acquisitions during 2003–2008 … by using event study methodology. The present work is based on a sample of 623 mergers and acquisitions. We find that … acquisitions by Indian companies significantly create short-term wealth on the announcement day to the shareholders of acquiring …

An unprecedented number of hotel company mergers took place between 2004 and 2007. The purpose of this study was to …