. Moreover, whether investors overreact to the merger and acquisition decision is examined separately for one-, three- and five …

The authors investigate the pre-merger process, defined as the period between the announcement and completion of an M …&A (mergers and acquisitions) deal. Specifically, the authors examine if the timing of the announcement in a merger wave affects … whether or not the M&A deal is completed, and how long this pre-merger process takes. The authors conduct a textual analysis …

This study aims to investigate short-term market reaction, including stock returns, volatility, and trading volumes of … bidder firms, around the announcement dates of relevant merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in the Eurozone during the … sixth takeover wave. We emphasize the observed change in the behavior in the reaction of investors while acquiring firms in …

This paper measures the capital markets’ reaction to merger announcements within the announcement month using the … significant. These results indicate that the gains around the merger announcements reflect synergetic gains, not the wealth …

This study analyzed activism that leads to a merger or acquisition (M&A) of a firm to see its benefits for the …