becoming the target of an announced merger or acquisition bid. Second, conditional on being a target, we determine which target …

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

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 …

We analyze the incentives of CEO inside debt in the form of pensions and deferred compensation in the context of merger … merger or acquisition activity. When firms with increasing levels of CEO inside debt decide to engage in an acquisition …

their post-merger survival. SPACs are unique financial firms that conduct the IPO with the solely purpose to use the … determining post-merger outcomes of new company, specifically when it comes to their suvival/failure. Namely, increases in pre-merger … commitment by SPAC stakeholders and initial positive market performance increase post-merger survival likelihood. On the contrary …