The purpose of this study is to develop a valuation framework for mergers and acquisitions by explicitly incorporating the synergy effect of mergers. Based on the real options approach, we introduce the upper and lower bounds of terms for an acquirer that makes a merger profitable to both the...

Forecasting based pricing of Weather Derivatives (WDs) is a new approach in valuation of contingent claims on nontradable underlyings. Standard techniques are based on historical weather data. Forward-looking information such as meteorological forecasts or the implied market price of risk (MPR)...