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 …

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 demonstrate a 'preemptive merger mechanism' which may explain the empirical puzzle why mergers reduce profits, and … raise share prices. A merger may confer strong negative externalilties on the firms outside the merger. If being an 'insider … pre-merger value of a merging firm is low, since it reflects the risk of becoming an outsider. These results are derived …

Verkaufsanstrengungen auf alle Produkte verteilen („Kollusion“) oder ob sie die Anzahl ihrer Produkte reduzieren („Fusion“). Wir zeigen, daß …, in denen Kooperation in Form von „Kollusion“ oder „Fusion“ für die kooperierenden Unternehmen profitabel ist. …

Unternehmen vor der Fusion. Wir zeigen in dieser Arbeit, dass horizontale Fusion von Unternehmen aus diesen Gründen profitabel für … die fusionierenden Unternehmen und wohlfahrtserhöhend wirken kann, selbst dann, wenn es durch die Fusion keinerlei … verbesserte Informationsfluss zwischen Unternehmensteilen des durch die Fusion entstehenden Konzerns im Vergleich zum …

's stand-alone value and a component of the synergies that would be realized by the merger involving his firm. We characterize …, hence transfers can be made contingent on the new information accruing after the merger. Second, we study the case of … identify necessary and sufficient conditions for the implementability of efficient merger rules. In the second case, we show …

that operate partially on a joint tram network. Merger gains are then decomposed into individual technical efficiency …

larger price increases than mergerrelated exits. Within the merger category, our analysis reveals significant price increases … on all affected routes immediately after the exit events. In the medium and long-run, however, realized merger …