British experience suggests that mergers matter with respect to the evolution of systems of ownership and control and that the … influence on the evolution of share ownership arrangements …

smaller initial takeover premium proposals. We find evidence that, controlling for endogeneity, top defense litigation counsel …

&A) transactions, and the associations of these lawsuits with offer completion rates and takeover premia. We find that M&A offers … takeover premia in completed deals, after controlling for the same factors. Economically, the expected rise in takeover premia …

institutional ownership is positively associated with the intensity of cross-border M&A activity worldwide. Foreign institutional … ownership increases the probability that a merger deal is cross-border, successful, and the bidder takes full control of the …

This paper examines the relation between firm ownership structure, bilateral political relations and firm performance … relative to non-affiliated bidders. Collectively, our results suggest an important role for bidder ownership type as well as …

. Institutional cross-ownership between two firms not only increases the probability of them merging, but also affects the outcomes of … mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Institutional cross-ownership reduces deal premiums, increases stock payment in M … high institutional cross-ownership have lower transaction costs and disclose more transparent financial statement …