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cash and stock used to finance the takeover (the method of payment). Within this framework, we analyze the effect of the …
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Competition in some markets is a contest. This paper studies the merger incentives in such markets. Merger can be … profitable. The profitability depends on the post-merger contest st ructure, the discriminatory power of the contest and on the …
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We show how temporary ownership by private equity firms affects industry structure, competition and welfare. Temporary ownership leads to strong investment incentives because equilibrium resale prices are determined by buyers incentives to block rivals from obtaining assets. These incentives...
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This study investigates the impact of firm-specific discount factors on merger formation and market performance. We … explain merger formation and the impact on product market performance. More specifically, we find that acquiring firms …
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-level uncertainty is characterized by a pecking order: the announcement of a domestic takeover leads to a reduction in the uncertainty …
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We study the relationship between corporate income taxes and mergers and acquisitions (M&As). To this end, we compile and deploy a dataset consisting of all cross-border and domestic M&A deals for 118 source (acquirer) and 122 destination (target) countries and 84 sectors over the period...
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In several European merger cases competition authorities have demanded that the merging firm auctions off virtual …
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investigate how the merger regime influences the direction of the startup’s innovation. …
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In this paper we compare the profitability of a merger to the profitability of a partial ownership arrangement and find …
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