The objective of this paper is assess the financial performance of disinvested central public sector enterprises (PSEs) in India on the basis of several dimensions on pre and post disinvestment bases over the life span of more than two decades (i.e. 1986-87 to 2009-10); financial performance has...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on corporate performance. It addresses the major question related to the long-term performance of the acquiring firm. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the long-term pre- and...