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This paper proposes and tests an explanation as to why rational managers seeking to maximize shareholder value can pursue value-decreasing mergers. It can be optimal to overpay for a target firm and decrease shareholder value if the loss is less than in an alternative where the merger is...
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This paper proposes and tests an explanation as to why rational managers seeking to maximize shareholder value can pursue value-decreasing mergers. It can be optimal to overpay for a target firm and decrease shareholder value if the loss is less than in an alternative where the merger is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014223569
We consider takeover bidding in a Cournot oligopoly when firms have private information concerning the synergy effect …. Unlike cash auctions, profit-share auctions are not revenue equivalent, and the second-price profit-share auction is more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013078533
We consider takeover bidding in a Cournot oligopoly when firms have private information concerning the synergy effect … of merging with a takeover target. Two auction rules are considered: standard first-price and profit-share auctions … positive externality. Nevertheless, pooling does not occur; and the profit-share auction is strictly more profitable than the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333759
We consider takeover bidding in a Cournot oligopoly when firms have private information concerning the synergy effect … of merging with a takeover target. Two auction rules are considered: standard first-price and profit-share auctions … positive externality. Nevertheless, pooling does not occur; and the profit-share auction is strictly more profitable than the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008685480
We consider takeover bidding in a Cournot oligopoly when firms have private information concerning the synergy effect … of merging with a takeover target. Two auction rules are considered: standard first-price and profit-share auctions … positive externality. Nevertheless, pooling does not occur; and the profit-share auction is strictly more profitable than the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008822617
of a multi-object auction. After the auction either all bids or only the prices to be paid are revealed to all firms … bidders' costs generally depends on the type and fierceness of the market competition, the specific auction format, and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010334084
Consider a market where producers submit supply functions to a procurement auction - e.g. an electric power auction …
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of a multi-object auction. After the auction either all bids or only the prices to be paid are revealed to all firms … bidders’ costs generally depends on the type and fierceness of the market competition, the specific auction format, and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008501955
Consider a market where producers submit supply functions to a procurement auction — e.g. an electric power auction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005190468