This chapter investigates the effectiveness and the motivation behind the choice of different types of distress resolution strategies in the banking sector. This is a global study that analyzes key financial characteristics of distressed banks that were either acquired by other banks, divested...

We produce new evidence on whether management which is keen to make foreign acquisitions can benefit from consultation with information-intensive institutional investors who have expertise in the target foreign markets. This research suggests that, in such instances, management should recognise...

This paper tests how informed investors with local expertise can affect cross-border deal success using a comprehensive dataset of corporate acquirers’ share registers. We posit that deals in which long-term investors have a high level of expertise in the target firm's region are more likely...

The Handbook of Research on IPOs provides a comprehensive review of the emerging trends and directions in the global initial public offerings (IPO) markets. The empirical evidence included in the book covers Europe, the US and the Far East, and presents a truly global perspective of IPO markets...

Purpose – The paper aims to investigate the existence of gender segregation and to analyse the determinants of gender income disparity in Portuguese private firms. Design/methodology/approach – The main research instrument is a qualitative and quantitative questionnaire with 3,906...

A new test for heteroscedasticity in regression models is presented based on the Goldfeld-Quandt methodology. Its appeal derives from the fact that no further regressions are required, enabling widespread use across all types of regression models. The distribution of the test is computed using...