To examine the impact of acquisition announcements on the stock market returns of rivals of the acquiring firms, we propose a growth probability hypothesis: when an acquisition is announced, it signals the potential for future growth in the acquirer's industry to the market, resulting in...

To examine the impact of acquisition announcements on the stock market returns of rivals of the acquiring firms, we propose a growth probability hypothesis: When an acquisition is announced, it signals the potential for future growth in the acquirer's industry to the market, resulting in...

Retail investors are rising in prominence but have historically been granted little direct access to question corporate management relative to professionals like sell-side analysts and institutional investors. Because retail investors are relatively less sophisticated and can require...