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We analyze a large merger in the Dutch banking market during the financial crisis using disaggregated data. Based on a … merger simulation model, we evaluate merger-induced changes in the interest rates for savings accounts. We find that the …
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We analyze a large merger in the Dutch banking market during the financial crisis using disaggregated data. Based on a … merger simulation model, we evaluate merger-induced changes in the interest rates for savings accounts. We find that the …
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We exploit the staggered initiation of merger and acquisition (M&A) laws across countries as a plausibly exogenous … shock to the threat of takeover to examine whether the market for corporate control has a real effect on firm-level stock … suggests that an active takeover market has a disciplining effect on managerial bad news hoarding and leads to lower future …
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This paper presents empirical evidence on the combined effects of target firm distress and industry-level illiquidity on acquisition outcomes and industry-specific contagion. When the target industry is in distress, I find that the fire-sale effects cause distressed targets to be sold to...
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This paper investigates how the combined effects of target firm- and industry-level distress affect acquisition outcomes through the fire-sale channel. I show that distressed targets are sold at discounts when the target industry is in distress. Consistent with the Shleifer and Vishny model, the...
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Merger deals are one of the most important business strategies which can change the company value dramatically. Mergers … analyze merger activities during economic crisis periods, as it was in Greece recently. This paper explores the accounting … for one year before and after the merger. The analysis of Greek listed companies that comprise the final sample is …
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, world views, assumptions and paradigms remain unaffected, for example in the case of risk culture, remuneration and …
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We examine the political dynamics which led to the codification of the Principles and Standards for sound compensation practices at financial institutions at international (G 20) level and to their subsequent implementation on both sides of the Atlantic. We show that the regulation of bankers'...
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