We examine the capital structure policies of Korean firms using survey data for business group <i>(chaebol)</i> firms and independent firms. Our results are compared with findings in earlier studies for developed economies: Graham and Harvey (2001) for the United States and Brounen et al. (2004, 2006)...

This study reports how country risk and macroeconomic conditions influence the wealth gains of U.S. financial firms involved in international mergers and takeovers. The findings suggest that U.S. financials experience weakly significant wealth gains around announcement date. The wealth gains are...

This study provides insights about the motives for mergers and acquisitions (Mamp;As) as well as divestitures and the practices used to value targets during 1990-2001. The survey evidence shows that the primary motivation for Mamp;As is to achieve operating synergies while the top-ranked reason...

This study examines the impact of diversifying acquisitions on acquiring Turkish firms. Using a sample of 98 acquisitions during 2000-2011, the study finds that acquiring firms experience statistically significant wealth gains surrounding the announcement date. The cross-sectional regression...

This paper identifies the risks associated with investing in the Turkish stock market. We find that Turkish firms are more volatile than firms in countries that have recently joined the EU (our control group) and that the excess volatility is significantly associated with higher financial and...