industries in the sector-specific takeover market, this working paper proves the common knowledge for the example of … corporate characteristics are of significant importance. With respect to prevailing takeover strategies, the survey reveals a …-affected takeover strategies that are elaborated on more closely within the working paper. Examining an acquisition focus in terms of …

We analyze a Bayesian merger game under two-sided asymmetric information about firm types. We show that the standard … prediction of the lemons market model-if any, only low-type firms are traded-is likely to be misleading: Merger returns, i.e. the … difference between pre- and post-merger profits, are not necessarily higher for low-type firms. This has two implications. First …

The purpose of this report is to contribute to the analysis of two questions. Should a merger control system take into … theoretical and empirical studies of mergers and merger control. Next, we review the current legal practice in seven OECD … jurisdictions. Finally, we propose a merger control system, emphasising the central role of informational limitations. Based on our …