This study tests the hypothesis that the target firms are involved in earnings management activities in quarters leading to a takeover announcement. Using a sample of 3,455 Chinese listed firms that are targets of successful acquisitions over the period 2007-2020, and for a matched sample of...

This paper inspects, the link between leverage and investment by using a panel data approach for non-financial Pakistani listed companies under Karachi Stock exchange over the period from 2008 to 2017. We find a negative link between leverage and investment in the context of the Pakistani...