We examine the impact of acquisitions on executive pay in UK acquirers over 1984-2001. For the overall sample, which … affected by target nationality or organizational form, although initial cross-border acquisitions do result in higher pay. Pay … increases are higher following acquisitions of targets with high pay, but not of targets in high pay countries. CEOs are …

We draw on a series of in-depth interviews with senior fund managers and senior company executives to explore how …

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 … propensity to acquire new knowledge-related assets through acquisitions is driven by declining returns from the exploitation of a …

acquiring company shareholders in the majority of corporate acquisitions, public discontent with some pay deals for top … changes in the size, composition and role of boards of directors, in the role of institutional shareholders, the remuneration … consequences of the changes since 1990 for governance structures. Finally, we examine whether these changes have affected takeover …