In the 1990s, European merger regulation (EMR) was biased against foreign acquirers, especially if the deal harmed … 2004. With a sample of 474 merger proposals submitted to the EC during 1990–2007, we show that the EC's protectionism from …

This article revisits the protectionism hypothesis related to the European merger regulation (EMR). In the 1990s, EMR … EC in the 1990s. With a sample of 474 merger proposals submitted to the EC during 1990–2007, we show that the EC …

legal provisions of acquisition agreements to address the distinctive risks facing each merger. But the empirical question … details of the legal terms of acquisition agreements. Our approach leverages the fact that merger announcements (which lay out … a merger have strong incentives to complete the deal regardless of what legal contingencies are triggered. We argue that …

. Therefore, this study aims to close this gap by exploring the effect of merger announcements on CDS spreads empirically. A …