We examine the impact of the cross-listing status of target firms and cross-country institutional differences on short- and long-run performance of US bidders in cross-border acquisitions. We show that acquirers realize higher long-run returns when acquiring foreign targets cross-listed on US...

We study the impact of political institutions on foreign firms' choice of their U.S. cross-listing venue. Using two measures of political institutions (an index of political rights and a political constraint index) and controlling for various firm-level and country-level characteristics, we show...