type="main" <p>In 2008 the German government enacted a measure designed to curb excessive leverage in LBOs by limiting tax-deductible interest to 30% of EBITDA. And in the U.S., legislators are currently reviewing several regulatory measures, including limits on tax-deductible interest, that are...</p>

We examine how a bidder's failure to consummate a deal affects its subsequent M&As. After experiencing unconsummated M&As, firms choose smaller targets than before, more likely hire advisors, hire more advisors, and more likely make cash bids. Effects are strongest for bids directly succeeding...