Purpose - This paper aims to address the question: What is the distribution of value (in pounds) created in a sample of domestic takeovers in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2020 among acquirer and target stockholders? Design/methodology/approach - The author employs a traditional event study...

Winners of the Brazilian privatization auctions (BPAs) earned, on average, a 0.7 percent abnormal return on the days of the auctions. This translates into 13 percent underpricing. In contrast, using results from the literature as a reference, seasoned share issue privatizations register less...

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