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This paper analyzes the effects of mergers around the world over the past 15 years. We utilize a large panel of data on mergers to test several hypotheses about mergers. The effects of the mergers are examined by comparing the performance of the merging firms with control groups of nonmerging...
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This paper examines the recent upsurge in foreign direct investment by emerging-market firms into the United States. Traditionally, direct investment flowed from developed to developing countries, bringing with it superior technology, organizational capital, and access to international capital...
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music market in the world, namely, the US, the case study focuses on the company's growth. We show that acquisitions of …
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Acquisitions are often used as a way to engage in corporate venturing. The value of these ventures tends to reside in … corporate acquisitions in supply-chains, we examine how the development of the psychological contract elements affects retention …
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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 result in zero announcement returns and negative post‐acquisition returns. In …
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The mergers between AT&T and Cingular, Sprint and Nextel, and Verizon and Alltel telecommunication companies have become the most fascinating transactions in the wireless industry. This paper provides a detailed summary of the two companies in each merger as separate entities before the merger,...
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framework, JVs become less important while acquisitions can play a more important role in accessing resources that are …
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Mergers and acquisitions within the Australian-real estate investment trusts (A-REITs) sector have become a noticeable … trend in the last decade. Utilising event study methodology, 36 successful A-REIT mergers and acquisitions between January …
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In a context of globalized competition, mergers and acquisitions are presented as effective strategies in front of … increasingly important in terms of number and volume of mergers and acquisitions’ operations. Our research work consists in … providing descriptive complementary insights to previous research, by analyzing the characteristics of mergers and acquisitions …
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are not used in the market. We show that such "acquisitions for sleep" can occur if and only if the quality of a process …
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