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The revealed preferences of high technology acquirers: an analysis of the characteristics of their targets
Dessyllas, Panayotis; Hughes, Alan - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2005
In this paper we investigate the motives of high-tech acquieres by analysing their revealed preferences in terms of the high-tech companies they acquire.
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R&D and Patenting Activity and the Propensity to Acquire in High Technology Industries
Dessyllas, Panayotis; Hughes, Alan - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2005
In this paper we investigate the incidence of high technology acquisitions using a large international sample of acquisitions by public high technology firms. Controlling for firms’ financial characteristics, we examine the impact of the following innovation-related factors on the propensity...
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The Impact on U.K. Acquirers of Domestic, Cross-border, Public and Private Acquisitions
Conn, Robert L; Cosh, Andy; Guest, Paul M; Hughes, Alan - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2003
private acquisitions. Furthermore, whereas the under-performance of domestic public acquisitions is limited to acquirers using …-border acquisitions experience zero announcement returns followed by negative long run performance. Our results also suggest that, in …
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Takeovers after "Takeovers"
Cosh, Andy; Hughes, Alan - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2008
companies and the performance impacts of merger using both accounting and share price based measures. We conclude that the …
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What's in a name and when does it matter? The hot and cold market impacts on underpricing of certification, reputation and conflicts of interest in venture capital backed Korean IP...
Hughes, Alan; Lee, Jaeho - ESRC Centre for Business Research - 2006
This article analyses the impact of the participation of venture capital (VC) firms on underpricing in 372 businesses brought to IPO during the period 1999-2001 in KOSDAQ. Korea's second-tier stock market, KOSDAQ, has grown dramatically since 1999 and about half of the firms listed in KOSDAQ...
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