The study introduces empirical evidence that there are statistically significant relationships between intensity of upcoming aggregate merger activity and the present values of the factors HML and SMB in the Fama-French three-factor model of assets pricing

We examine the determinants of the decision to acquire a listed vs. an unlisted firm and extend the previous evidence of value creation after controlling for endogeneity due to self–selection bias. We also control for market valuation conditions, finding that results are conditional to them....

We examine how using stock as the method of payment affects a bidder's investor base and investor recognition, and the bidder announcement return. We hypothesize that relative to a cash acquisition, a stock acquisition would increase the bidder's investor base and lower Merton's (1987) shadow...

The aim of this paper is to provide fresh-out of sample evidence on short-term and long-term performance following announcement of mergers and acquisitions. The research is based on 109 M&A deals in Central and Eastern European countries for years 2001-2014. For the short-horizon event studies,...

We apply the idea of Strych (2020) that short sellers of acquirers' stocks infer from their private observations of stock recalls that the deal will be more likely terminated. To profit from such informational advantage through short selling, Strych (2020) expects that acquirers' short sellers...

We examine whether the relative equity market valuation conditions (EMVCs) in the countries of merging firms help acquirers’ managers to time the announcements of both domestic and foreign targets. After controlling for several deal- and merging firm-specific features we find that the number...

This study presents the results from a comprehensive out-of-sample test of long-run returns following mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Using a unique sample from 23 frontier markets of almost 800 transactions conducted during the years 1992 to 2016, we implement both cross-sectional tests and...

Analysts follow disproportionally firms whose fundamentals correlate more with those of their industry peers. This coverage pattern supports models of profit-maximizing information intermediaries producing preferentially information valuable in pricing more stocks. We designate highly followed...

This paper studies the returns of non public firms acquisitions. Like the American studies do, we show the existence of a “non public firms acquisition effect” for the European multi-acquirer firms: abnormal returns are much higher for non-public firms (subsidiaries or private held firms)...

In this study, we investigate the effect of merger waves on the long-term valuation of aggregate stock market. Our empirical test shows significant positive relationship between the intensity of past, with four years lag, aggregate merger activity and the valuation of aggregate stock market