This paper studies the role of regional cultural differences in M\&A transactions in the U.S. We construct a county-level measure of cultural trust based on the World Values Survey data and find that a larger social trust distance between two companies reduces the likelihood of them combining...

This study examines the informational content of options trading on acquirer announcement returns. We show that implied volatility spread predicts positively on the cumulative abnormal return (CAR), and implied volatility skew predicts negatively on the CAR. The predictability is much stronger...

We explore the governance effect of short-selling threat on mergers and acquisitions (M&A). We use equity lending supply (LS) to proxy for the threat, as short sellers' incentives to scrutinize a firm depend on the availability of borrowing shares. Our results show that acquirers with higher LS...

We identify an important channel, acquisitions of public targets, via which the governance through trading (GTT) improves firm values. The disciplinary effect of GTT is more pronounced for firms with higher managerial wealth-performance sensitivity and moderate institutional ownership...

We propose a security design model in which a potential acquirer approaches a firm with a value-add plan. The target has a single owner, who possesses private information: he knows whether his firm is compatible with the plan, or not. The seller agrees the acquirer will add value but not as much...

A large sample of employee reviews shows a decline in satisfaction after a Leveraged Buy-Out (LBO), but with significant heterogeneity. The key driver is the previous ownership structure. For Private-to-Private transactions, dissatisfaction is concentrated in non-management employees and comes...

This case presents the financial and operational situation of a company subject to a Management Buy-In. Students can be divided between lenders (Banks, or Private Debt firms) and borrowers (Private Equity firms) and discuss the appropriate capital structure for the target company. In doing so,...