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We investigate whether and how major shareholders influence M&A wealth effects for listed acquirers in Europe. To that end, we examine 342 intra-European takeovers of listed target firms announced between 1997 and 2007. We find that family-controlled acquiring firms on average engage in deals...
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This paper analyzes Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) in Europe. We document various aspects associated with European SPACs by using a unique and hand-collected data sample encompassing all 19 SPACs which have been listed on European stock exchanges since 2005. The paper shows that...
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This paper examines changes in acquirer and target companies' Credit Default Swap (CDS) spreads as a proxy for default risk around official mergers and acquisitions (M&A) announce-ments. Related literature extensively documents wealth effects triggered by M&A from the shareholders' perspective,...
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. Therefore, this study aims to close this gap by exploring the effect of merger announcements on CDS spreads empirically. A …
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The study examines the value creation of Merger and Acquisition (M&A) deals in European Banking from 1990-2004. This is …
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impact on the European banking sector and the European economy. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Single Resolution …
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Although bank mergers have been a topic of ongoing research in the USA, particularly in view of reforms instituted by … European bank mergers is thin. A key question is whether the changes in the banking industry are applicable worldwide or … previous studies. In contrast to previous findings, findings here are more consistent with those of US bank mergers, leading to …
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