This study investigates the informativeness of purchase price allocations (PPAs) that involve fair value estimation of acquired assets and liabilities after a business combination. Using a model capturing the amount of goodwill expected after the initial announcement of an acquisition, we...

Standards setters support that purchase price allocations (PPAs) enhance financial statement decision-usefulness whereas academics and practitioners challenge this statement. We test the consequences of the quality of PPAs, subsequent to business combinations, on change in market expectations....

We analyze the effect of business and financial market cycles on credit ratings using a sample of firms from the Russell 3000 index that are rated by Standard and Poor’s over the period 1986-2012. We also examine investor reaction to credit rating actions in different stages of business and...

Standards setters support that purchase price allocations (PPAs) enhance financial statement decision-usefulness whereas academics and practitioners challenge this statement. We test the consequences of the quality of PPAs, subsequent to business combinations, on change in market expectations....

En matière de regroupement d'entreprises, et en vue d'adapter les états financiers aux évolutions de l'environnement économique, la position adoptée par le normalisateur IFRS consiste à faciliter la reconnaissance des actifs incorporels séparément du goodwill dans les sociétés cotées...

This study investigates the informativeness of purchase price allocations (PPAs) that involve fair value estimation of acquired assets and liabilities after a business combination. Using a model capturing the amount of goodwill expected after the initial announcement of an acquisition, we...

Accounting standards, and financial statements disclosed in accordance with these standards, aim to reduce information asymmetry between insiders and outsiders. So, in a context of external growth, Purchase Price Allocations’ works (PPA) may contribute to improve usefulness of financial...