Eckbo, B. Espen; Thorburn, Karin S. - In: Foundations and Trends(R) in Finance 7 (2013) 3, pp. 159-288
We survey the empirical literature on corporate financial restructuring, including breakup transactions (divestitures … type, we survey techniques, deal financing, transaction volume, valuation effects and potential sources of restructuring … costly diversification discount. The empirical evidence shows that the typical restructuring creates substantial value for …