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Are there any abnormal returns for early moving companies? An event study analysis of Greek companies

Kalimeris, Dimitris K. - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 3 (2010) 4, pp. 359-378

This study examines the phenomenon of the early moving companies. 50 Greek companies of high capitalisation enlisted in the Athens Stock Exchange are tested as to whether their intention to merge with or acquire another company in the South-Eastern European region provides them with positive...

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The market for corporate control in Greece: a critical assessment of the wealth effects to bidder-companies' shareholders

Tampakoudis, Ioannis A.; Subeniotis, Demetres N.; … - In: International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging … 4 (2011) 2, pp. 117-139

Empirical evidence do not appear to robustly support the phenomenon of mergers and acquisitions in Greece, considering … comparisons. Mergers and acquisitions do not constitute a business panacea and probably the extensive interest for business …

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Bank shares restore under recent industry bailouts

Yiannaki, Simona Mihai - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 6 (2010) 4, pp. 336-349

This paper structures ten effective implications/lessons of the most recent bank bailouts of 2007-2009 in the Western economy model when analysing actual shareholders' value retrenchment or growth opportunities. The author finds that recent bank bailouts relate to: global bailout...

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The economic impact of mergers and acquisitions in Greece: lessons from a comparative analysis regarding western economies

Tampakoudis, Ioannis A.; Subeniotis, Demetres N.; … - In: American Journal of Finance and Accounting 2 (2011) 3, pp. 262-295

In line with the international literature mergers and acquisitions produce ambiguous economic impact in Greece. Target … incentives and the hybrid hypothesis constitute primary driving forces for mergers and acquisitions. …

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The effect of investor protection on forms and ownership of FDI

Moskalev, Sviatoslav A. - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 2 (2010) 6, pp. 525-567

. These factors are shown to have a positive impact on the number of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and joint …

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Paradigm shift in productivity of e-age banking: some evidence from the Indian banks

Uppal, R.K. - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 1 (2010) 3, pp. 277-295

The present paper examines productivity and profitability in pre and post e-banking period and highlights the emerging issues and new strategies to enhance the performance of bank groups in liberalised, globalised and IT era. The paper concludes that there is a paradigm shift in performance of...

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Mergers and acquisitions and the determinants of bank total factor productivity: empirical evidence from Malaysia

Sufian, Fadzlan - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 5 (2009) 4, pp. 407-427

In this paper, we employ alternate techniques to examine the impact of mergers and acquisitions on banks total factor …

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Small Business Failure Rates: Choice of Definition and the Size Effect

Watson, John; Everett, Jim - In: Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance 5 (1996) 3, pp. 271-85

Results of many previous studies on the rate of small business failure suggest an inverse relationship between size of business and propensity to fail. However, it has been suggested that this inverse relationship, between firm size and the rate of discontinuance, may more accurately be...

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An accounting examination of the long-run performance of Greek acquiring firms

Pazarskis, Michail; Lyroudi, Katerina; Pantelidis, … - In: International Journal of Financial Services Management 5 (2011) 2, pp. 159-176

This paper examines empirically the impact of M&As on the post-merger performance of Greek merger-involved firms in the long-run perspective. The post-merger performance of an extensive sample of acquiring listed firms is investigated with accounting data analysis. For the purpose of the study,...

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Mergers and acquisitions in the EU low cost carrier market. A Product and Organisation Architecture (POA) approach to identify potential merger partners

Lenartowicz, M.; Mason, K.; Foster, A. - In: Journal of Air Transport Management 33 (2013) C, pp. 3-11

for LCCs to enter mergers and acquisitions are largely similar to those of full service carriers. A key success factor for … examine LCCs mergers and acquisition activity. A series of depth interviews with aviation experts concludes that the motives … merging partners is to have similar business models and culture. An analysis of full service and low cost carrier mergers and …

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