Das vorliegende Dissertationsprojekt gibt Einblicke in Unternehmensrestrukturierungen und identifiziert Leistungstreiber von Equity Carve-Out (ECO) und Spin-off. Ziel der Dissertation ist es, zu verifizieren, ob ECO- und Spin-off-Transaktionen Unternehmenswert schaffen und zu evaluieren, ob die...

We study the process of corporate restructuring for a sample of 298 firms during the 1989-98 period that announce that they are considering restructuring alternatives. We find that restructuring is a lengthy process, with the majority of the restructuring period occurring prior to any definitive...

I examine whether market learning and M&A activity affect the association between shareholder rights and acquisition performance. Using a sample of acquisitions completed in the period of 1990-2006, I find that the negative association between governance indices and bidder returns disappears in...

Purpose - The purpose of this research is to study the impact of divestitures on shareholder wealth. This study covers selloffs of publicly traded companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH region) during the period 2002-2018. It aims to understand the overall effect of selloffs on...