This paper presents some ideas about determinants of merger waves and some evidence on their effect on profitability … and employment. A brief survey of previous merger waves and an analysis of the recent one give support to the hypothesis … that sectoral shocks are at the root of merger waves. Deregulation and globalization are identified as the shocks …

information. We test whether markets fully incorporate this information using the empirical context of mergers. During the year … after merger announcement, the passage of time is informative about the probability that the merger will ultimately complete …

The impact of the announcement of a takeover bid has been widely tested in foreign literature. Therefore, the main goal … of this paper is to research the impact of the announcement of a takeover bid on the share price movements in the … takeover bid affects the share prices of the target company, which is consistent with the results of previous research …

merger markets and examine the movements of bidding firms' stock prices, around, before and after mergers announcements. Our …This paper provides evidence of merger timing induced by investors' overoptimism. We distinguish between hot and cold … results provide strong evidence that mergers are driven by stock market valuation and that these events occur during periods …

I examine the long-term valuation consequence of investment in mergers and acquisitions on acquiring firms through the …

tools; and 4) deterrence of anti-competitive mergers. To infer the economic impact of the merger policy reform, we compare …Based on a database of 326 merger cases scrutinized by the European Commission between 1990 and 2007, we evaluate the … economic impact of the change in European merger legislation in 2004. We first propose a general framework to assess merger …

tools; and 4) deterrence of anti-competitive mergers. To infer the economic impact of the merger policy reform, we compare …Based on a database of 326 merger cases scrutinized by the European Commission between 1990 and 2007, we evaluate the … economic impact of the change in European merger legislation in 2004. We first propose a general framework to assess merger …

We propose a general framework to assess merger policy effectiveness based on standard oligopoly theory and stock …) reversion of anti-competitive rents, and 4) deterrence. We apply this framework to 368 merger cases scrutinized by the European … Commission (EC) between 1990 and 2007. To evaluate the economic impact of the change in European merger legislation, we compare …