This study explores the investment behavior of underperforming chief executive officers (CEOs) on merger frequency and … the effect on acquirers’ shareholder wealth of merger bids in U.S. industrial firms. We find that underperforming CEOs are … wealth, we find that there is no evidence to indicate that underperforming CEOs perform more poorly with a merger bid …

This paper analyzes informed trading in acquiring firms through (stock) merger announcements. We show that pre …-announcement abnormal option volumes in acquiring firms strongly increase ahead of a stock merger (by approximately 300%). Furthermore, we … abnormal put than call option trading before stock merger announcements. Overall, our results support the view that top …

This paper analyzes informed trading in acquiring firms through (stock) merger announcements. We show that pre …-announcement abnormal option volumes in acquiring firms strongly increase ahead of a stock merger (by approximately 300%). Furthermore, we … abnormal put option trading before stock merger announcements. Overall, our results support the view that top executives have a …

This study explores the behavior of underperforming chief executive officers (CEOs) on merger frequency and the effect … on acquirers’ shareholder wealth of merger bids in U.S. industrial firms from 1994 to 2018. We find that underperforming … perform more poorly with a merger bid. Further, we find that rankings of underperforming CEOs who engage in acquisitions are …