Acquiring firm shareholders place greater value on the purchase of unlisted firms (2.71%) than listed ones (0.59%) for Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) performed by European listed firms from 2002 to 2007.Managerial opportunism is a determinant in the acquisition of listed firms, occurring with...

The aim of this paper is to study the influence of the Merger and Acquisition (M&A) payment method decision on the acquiring shareholders' M&A valuation, considering the relevance of the acquiring ownership structure and the legal and institutional environment, and the possibility that the...