Merger deals are one of the most important business strategies which can change the company value dramatically. Mergers … analyze merger activities during economic crisis periods, as it was in Greece recently. This paper explores the accounting … for one year before and after the merger. The analysis of Greek listed companies that comprise the final sample is …

unexplored.From the Croatian perspective, analyses of the success of target firms following the takeover seem to be relevant and … needed. Statistic data shows that Croatian firms participate in cross-border M&As mainly as takeover targets. The …-year time spread (two years prior and five-year following the takeover). The gathered data compares relative values of assets …

unexplored.From the Croatian perspective, analyses of the success of target firms following the takeover seem to be relevant and … needed. Statistic data shows that Croatian firms participate in cross-border M&As mainly as takeover targets. The …-year time spread (two years prior and five-year following the takeover). The gathered data compares relative values of assets …

overconfident female directors less overestimate merger gains. As a result, firms with female directors are less likely to make …

&A decisions. This study runs statistical regressions on the likelihood of a merger, whether the deal is diversifying, how much … variable of interest and including controls for firm characteristics, merger characteristics, industry, and year. This paper …

to redistribute merger proceeds to management. The current article highlights an overlooked distinction between pre-merger … golden parachutes and merger side-payments. Similar to a legislative rider attached to a popular bill, management can bundle …-it-or-leave-it merger vote. Because side-payments are bundled into a merger transaction, voting rights cannot adequately protect …

As countries around the world regain their economic footing, reigniting confidence and optimism, merger and acquisition …

This paper provides evidence of merger timing induced by investors' overoptimism. We distinguish between hot and cold … merger markets and examine the movements of bidding firms' stock prices, around, before and after mergers announcements. Our … when investors are highly overoptimistic and react irrationally to a merger announcement. We find evidence that bidders …