Conn, Robert L.; Cosh, Andy; Guest, Paul M.; Hughes, Alan - In: Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 32 (2005-06) 5-6, pp. 815-870
We examine the announcement and post-acquisition share returns of UK acquirers in over 4,000 acquisitions of domestic, cross-border, public and private targets. Domestic public acquisitions result in negative announcement and post-acquisition returns, whilst cross-border public acquisitions...