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This study shows that domestic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) were inhibited by the U.S.'s worldwide tax policy on foreign-earned income. Double Irish structures, a complex web of subsidiaries that reduce foreign tax rates and therefore increase potential repatriation tax rates, are associated...
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We study how globalization has changed the source and aggressiveness of inside trading around the world and identify …
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This paper examines whether global insurance mergers and acquisitions (M&As) create value for shareholders by conducting an event study of M&A transactions for the period 1990-2006. Insurance acquirers realized small positive cumulative average abnormal returns (CAARs), whereas targets realized...
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Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in India are of recent vintage as they began in right earnest only since its economy was opened up in 1991. While the initial thrust was by way of inbound acquisitions by foreign companies, the later period witnessed frenetic activity by Indian...
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with similar Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Moreover, we find that the takeover premium is higher if …
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budgets or, more intrusively, that displace locally elected officials. These "takeover boards" are frequently accused of … to which takeover boards are subject to an anti-democratic critique is frequently overstated. Efforts to revive near … dysfunction. I contend that by addressing the political underpinnings of fiscal distress, takeover boards may be more capable of …
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In a comprehensive study of all shipping mergers and acquisitions since 1984 we document that the shareholders of both acquirer and target realize average abnormal gains of 1.2% and 3.3% respectively and both parties gain more from diversifying than focus-increasing deals. We find that acquirers...
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While cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) involving emerging markets have been increasing in recent years, a high percentage of them collapse before completion. This study investigates how the predictors of cross-border M&A completion involving emerging markets depend upon the direction...
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models in India. This study also aims at giving ideas for future research in predicting takeover targets in India …
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