Do labor regulations influence the reaction of stock markets and firm profitability to cross-border acquisitions? We …

This paper presents some ideas about determinants of merger waves and some evidence on their effect on profitability … responsible for the latest wave. The impact of merger activities on profitability and employment growth are studied by using the …

effects of horizontal mergers and acquisitions on acquirers in the brewing industry. Based on a sample of 69 takeover …

I examine whether access to the management of takeover targets at investor conferences is associated with informed … trading before these firms' takeover announcements. I find that during the one year preceding takeover announcements … investors, targets' conference presentations benefit large investors and have no impact on small investors' pre-takeover trades …

of targets, bidders, and their peers upon takeover announcement, and closing or withdrawal. We distinguish five common M …

, we contrast a measure of the merger's profitability based on event studies with one based on accounting data. We find …