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for acquiring for the purpose of putting a patent to sleep decreases when the intellectual property law is stricter …
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conduct a domestic versus cross-border transaction involving patent sales. We find that acquirer bank and fund ownership have … very little association with cross-border M&A transactions involving patent sales. However, risk-averse family owners and … cross-border M&A transaction involving patent sales. This is attributable to the fact that the valuation of intangible …
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scholars are critical of 363 sales because the process weakens creditors' voting rights, takes place quickly, and has limited … information disclosure compared with sales that take place in conjunction with a bankruptcy plan, i.e., “plan sales.” These … factors potentially result in less active bidding and increased fire sales. Supporters of 363 sales contend that financial …
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Private equity firms (PE firms) have become common owners of established firms in concentrated markets. We show that the threat of a PE acquisition can trigger incumbent mergers in an otherwise mergerstable industry. This can help antitrust authorities maximize consumer surplus because...
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