We examine the empirical relation between firm characteristics and the likelihood of choosing a restructuring choice between two types of leveraged buyouts: a whole-company leveraged buyout (WLBO) and a divisional leveraged buyout (DLBO). Our findings suggest that firm characteristics such as...

This paper highlights the interactions of sales growth with diversification strategies and their joint effects on firm value. Employing firm-level data for 39 countries, we report that firms diversify mainly to cope with their poor sales growth and/or slow growth in their core industries....

We examine the empirical relation between firm characteristics and the likelihood of choosing a restructuring choice between two types of leveraged buyouts: a whole-company leveraged buyout (WLBO) and a divisional leveraged buyout (DLBO). Our findings suggest that firm characteristics such as...

In this paper, we develop an international joint venture model and examine the equity ownership determination of Korean outward FDIs, one of the major developing economies (DEs), into both developed countries (DCs) and other DEs. We do this by explicitly considering the cost of technology...

We investigate the valuation effects of diversification activities by Korean business groups known as chaebols. Employing an extensive dataset of Korean firms and accounting for the endogeneity problem associated with firms' diversification decisions, we offer reconciling evidence that unrelated...

Previous studies find mixed results on the relation between exchange rate movements and stock returns. We revisit the issue by exploring the effect of market efficiency and heterogeneous investors' reaction to exchange rate changes using the unique event of Chinese currency appreciation. Our...