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In a sample of 326 US acquisitions between 1975 and 1987, three types of acquisitions have systematically lower and predominantly negative announcement period returns to bidding firms. The returns to bidding shareholders are lower when their firm diversifies, when it buys a rapidly growing...
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Using a large sample of Japanese firm level data, we find that Japanese banks act primarily in the short term interests of creditors when dealing with firms outside bank groups. Corporate control mechanisms other than bank oversight appear necessary in these firms. When dealing with firms in...
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This paper documents for a sample of 327 US acquisitions between 1975 and 1987 three forces that systematically reduce the announcement day return of bidding firms. The returns to bidding shareholders are lower when their firm diversifies, when it buys a rapidly growing target , and when the...
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change: internally precipitated management turnover, hostile takeover, and friendly takeover. We find that firms experiencing … is also weaker evidence that hostile takeover targets underperform their industry peers. We interpret this evidence as … relative to industry, but that an external challenge in the form of a hostile takeover is often required when the whole …
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This paper documents for a sample of 327 US acquisitions between 1975 and 1987 three forces that systematically reduce the announcement day return of bidding firms. The returns to bidding shareholders are lower when their firm diversifies, when it buys a rapidly growing target , and when the...
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change: internally precipitated management turnover, hostile takeover, and friendly takeover. We find that firms experiencing … is also weaker evidence that hostile takeover targets underperform their industry peers. We interpret this evidence as … relative to industry, but that an external challenge in the form of a hostile takeover is often required when the whole …
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