study methodology to examine the short-term market response to merger announcements in the Indian banking and information … that the shareholders of the bidding firms would incur loss on merger announcements does not hold well in the Indian … perspective. Our findings demonstrate the contrary effect. The bidding firms at least do not fall in deficit from the merger deals …

movements as the news of the merger is made public. The price movement of the acquiring firm's equity around the announcement of …, researchers have found that, on average, equity values of the acquiring bank do not display abnormal positive returns upon … better compensated for managing larger organizations, particularly when involved in merger activity. This study investigated …

ownership increases the probability that a merger deal is cross-border, successful, and the bidder takes full control of the …

This paper examines whether post-merger board composition affects the premiums paid to target shareholders. Using a … sample of 207 stock-for-stock mergers from 1996 to 2004, we show that target merger premiums vary inversely with target … director representation on the post-merger board. We also provide some evidence that both inside and outside target directors …

smaller initial takeover premium proposals. We find evidence that, controlling for endogeneity, top defense litigation counsel …

Using hand-collected data, we examine the targeting of shareholder class action lawsuits in merger & acquisition (M …&A) transactions, and the associations of these lawsuits with offer completion rates and takeover premia. We find that M&A offers … takeover premia in completed deals, after controlling for the same factors. Economically, the expected rise in takeover premia …

the German Reorganisation Act (UmwG). A merger passed at the General Annual Meeting will not move forward as long as any …

Globalization and liberalization have led firms from emerging markets like India to become more aggressive and opt for …