Standards setters support that purchase price allocations (PPAs) enhance financial statement decision-usefulness whereas academics and practitioners challenge this statement. We test the consequences of the quality of PPAs, subsequent to business combinations, on change in market expectations....

This study investigates the informativeness of purchase price allocations (PPAs) that involve fair value estimation of acquired assets and liabilities after a business combination. Using a model capturing the amount of goodwill expected after the initial announcement of an acquisition, we...

The subject of this paper is a modified net present value, and how it could be a useful tool for synergy valuation in the process of business combination. Every successful acquisition has to result in synergy in the post acquisition value. In the process of valuation each company has three...

Az Európai Unióban a pénzügyi konglomerátumok kockázataival kapcsolatban 2005től egy új direktíva rendelkezései érvényesülnek. A pénzügyi konglomerátumok az utóbbi évtizedekben a világ számos országában a biztosítók és a különféle bankok egyre szorosabbá váló...

A vállalatok a piacgazdaságokban adásvétel tárgyai, felvásárlásuk és összeolvadásuk mindennapos gazdasági ügyleteknek számítanak. Az elmúlt két évtizedben a magyar gazdaságban is folyamatosan sor került vállalkozások tulajdonosainak kicserélődésére. A tulajdonosváltás...

In order to reduce starting costs and facilitate the investments, in 2012 and 2013, Italy has introduced special regulations for "simplified limited liability companies", "innovative start-ups" and "ordinary" LTD. The former and the latter are allowed to start operations with a minimum capital...

How do women leaders such as board members and top managers influence the social performance of organizations? This paper addresses the issue by exploiting a unique database released by a Senegalese network of 36 financial cooperatives sharing identical governance characteristics and placed...

My intention is to clarify the process of merging from the economic point of view, especially impact on financial results after the merger itself. Examine and analyze differences in financial results, measured by using various ratio indicators, market value of shares and capital adequacy in the...

The purpose of this paper is to determine whether destinations in Croatia follow the trend of the modern market by ensuring first impression quality through an online campaign. The World Tourist Organisation (UNWTO: 2008) takes into consideration categories of web page quality evaluation such...