The uncertain nature of technological innovation and a potential misunderstanding of the complexities of high tech operations can lead to much speculation about the true worth of high tech firms. This valuation uncertainty is expected to heighten the information sensitivity of investors in high...

New investment opportunities provided by emerging markets have intrigued investors striving to obtain a better risk - return combination for their international portfolios. With this expanded opportunity set, however, come some important questions: to take full advantage of international...

Acquisitions of privately-held targets provide unique shareholder wealth implications which prior studies have not addressed. This study provides a comparative analysis of private versus public target takeovers, including differences in merger motivations, method of payment inferences,...

This study examines the intra-industry signalling effects of private equity issue announcements. The results show that the average industry reaction to a private equity announcement is negative. However, evidence of a contagion effect also exists. Specifically, the competitive response among...

We examine factors that influence the choice between an initial public offering (IPO) and a takeover by a public acquirer. Our results show that the industry concentration, high-tech industry affiliation, current cost of debt, relative "hotness" of the IPO market, firm size, and insider...

We examine a large sample of mergers involving earnout payments made by bidders to target shareholders. Our findings suggest that earnouts serve two not mutually exclusive functions: as risk reduction mechanisms against misvaluation of high asymmetric information targets, and as retention...