Using a sample of control cross-border acquisitions from 61 countries from 1990 to 2007, we find that acquirers from … countries with better governance gain more from such acquisitions and their gains are higher when targets are from countries …-price reaction than the country of the acquirer. Second, for acquisitions of private firms or subsidiaries, acquirers gain more when …

with long-term analyst forecasts, acquirer abnormal returns for acquisitions of public firms paid for with equity decrease … contrast, abnormal returns for acquisitions of public firms paid for with cash and for acquisitions of private firms paid for …

We examine a sample of 12,023 acquisitions by public firms from 1980 to 2001. Shareholders of these firms lost a total … of $218 billion when acquisitions were announced. Though shareholders lose throughout our sample period, losses … associated with acquisition announcements after 1997 are dramatic. Small firms gain from acquisitions, so that shareholders of …

Using a sample of control cross-border acquisitions from 61 countries from 1990 to 2007, we find that acquirers from … countries with better governance gain more from such acquisitions and their gains are higher when targets are from countries …-price reaction than the country of the acquirer. Second, for acquisitions of private firms or subsidiaries, acquirers gain more when …

building instead. We find that firms with specialized M&A staff make better acquisitions when acquisition performance is … earnings forecasts. This effect does not hold when the CEO is powerful, overconfident, or entrenched. Acquisitions by firms …