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Feldman, Emilie R.; McGrath, Patia J. - In: Journal of Organization Design 5 (2016) 2, pp. 1-16

This article provides an introduction to divestitures and the research streams that examine these deals. Divestitures are defined as the removal of one or more of a company's lines of business via selloff or spinoff. In this article, we describe how research on divestitures has evolved in the...

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The impact of divestitures on shareholder wealth: The DACH case

Teschner, Nils; Paul, Herbert - In: European Journal of Management and Business Economics … 30 (2021) 1, pp. 55-71

selloffs of publicly traded companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH region) during the period 2002-2018. It aims to … understand the overall effect of selloffs on shareholder wealth as well as the impact of important influencing factors. Design … Boehmer et al. (1991) was applied. The sample consists of 393 selloffs of publicly traded companies with a deal value of at …

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Net-zero transition and divestments of carbon-intensive assets

Gözlügöl, Alperen Afðsin; Ringe, Wolf-Georg - 2023

popularity of divestments. That is, many firms seeking to fulfill a net-zero plan are passing on carbon-intensive assets (i … less pressure from investors, stakeholders, and regulators. Such divestments, technically mergers and acquisitions (M … can be operated by new owners in a way that causes more emissions. In any case, such divestments undermine the credibility …

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Exploring institutional determinants of private equity and venture capital activity in Europe

Jandrić, Aleksandra; Geršl, Adam - 2024

: Investments, Divestments and Fundraising. The study covers 26 European countries over the period from 2007 to 2022. First, we use … emerge as significant determinants across Investments, Divestments, and Fundraising. …

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Germany's Energiewende: Synergies, trade-offs and political drivers

Faus Onbargi, Alexia; Dombrowsky, Ines - 2023

impact farm performance. This study uses data from a 2018 survey of 763 vegetable smallholder farms in China to estimate the … suggest that vegetable farmers' performance could be fostered by the widespread use of ICT.There has been a significant policy … maximises synergies and minimises trade-offs. Reducing trade-offs (and their consequences) is especially crucial if the energy …

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Synergies between Non-Digital and Digital Business Models: Opportunities and Recommendations

Toutaoui, Jonas; Müller, Lea; Benlian, Alexander - In: HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik 58 (2021) 3, pp. 628-644

Führungskräfte erkennen zunehmend, wie wichtig digitale Geschäftsmodelle sind, um die digitale Transformation in Unternehmen mit bestehenden nicht-digitalen Geschäftsmodellen erfolgreich umzusetzen. Dennoch fehlt oft das Bewusstsein für Synergien, die durch koexistente digitale und...

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The effects of remedies on merger activity in oligopoly

Dertwinkel-Kalt, Markus; Wey, Christian - 2012

We analyze the effects of structural remedies on merger activity in a Cournot oligopoly when the antitrust agency applies a consumer surplus standard. Remedies increase the scope for protable and acceptable mergers, while divestitures to an entrant rm are most effective in this regard....

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Acquisitions versus entry: The evolution of concentration

Aydemir, Zava; Schmutzler, Armin - 2002

apply the framework to a Cournot model with cost synergies and a Bertrand model where acquisitions extend the product …

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Passive partial ownership, sneaky takeover, and merger control

Jovanovic, Dragan; Wey, Christian - 2013

We analyze horizontal mergers when the acquirer holds a passive partial ownership stake (PPO) in the target firm prior to the merger. We show that a PPO reduces the minimal synergy level necessary to make a merger beneficial for consumers. It follows that an antitrust authority ignoring existing...

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Exposure problem in multi-unit auctions

Gunay, Hikmet; Meng, Xin - 2012

-unit simultaneous ascending auction. The global bidder wants to win both licenses to enjoy synergies; therefore, she bids more than her …

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