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Is Attack the Best form of Defence? A Competing Risks Analysis of Acquisition Activity in the UK

Dickerson, Andrew P.; Gibson, Heather D.; Tsakalotos, Euclid - 1999

make acquisitions can significantly reduce their conditional probability of being taken over, largely through the impact …

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Is attack the best form of defence? : a competing risks analysis of acquisition activity in the UK

Dickerson, Andrew P.; Gibson, Heather D.; Tsakalōtos, … - 1999 - Revised March 1999

make acquisitions can significantly reduce their conditional probability of being taken over, largely through the impact …

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Is Attack the Best form of Defence? A Competing Risks Analysis of Acquisition Activity in the UK

Dickerson, Andrew P.; Gibson, Heather D.; Tsakalotos, Euclid - School of Economics, University of Kent - 1999

make acquisitions can significantly reduce their conditional probability of being taken over, largely through the impact …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170046

Deterring Takeover: Evidence from a Large Panel of UK Firms

Dickerson, Andrew P.; Gibson, Heather D.; Tsakalotos, Euclid - School of Economics, University of Kent - 1997

We investigate the relationship between a company's dividend strategy and its risk of takeover. Our results from a large panel of UK quoted companies suggest that higher dividend payments are associated with a significantly lower conditional probability (hazard) of takeover. Moreover, firms...

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Internal vs External Financing of Acquisitions: Do Managers Squander Retained Profits?

Dickerson, Andrew P.; Gibson, Heather D.; Tsakalotos, Euclid - School of Economics, University of Kent - 1996

financed investment should be greater than that from internally financed investment. We focus on investment in acquisitions and …. Moreover, when we distinguish the means by which acquisitions are financed, we find that this negative net impact derives from … externally financed acquisitions, while internally financed acquisitions would appear to have no significant impact on …

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