Essays about: "merger market"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 145 essays containing the words merger market.

  1. 16. SPAC merger vs traditional IPO

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Philip Kellerman; [2022]
    Keywords : SPAC; Event Study; Abnormal Returns; CAR; BHAR; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Special Purpose Acquisition Companies are surging in popularity as a way for companies to go public. As half of the initial public offerings on US stock exchanges were SPACs in 2021 there seems to be no indication of SPACs slowing down. READ MORE

  3. 17. Return of the SPAC

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Joakim Nilsson; Philip Svensson; [2021-06-30]
    Keywords : SPAC; Efficient Market Hypothesis; Market anomalies; Event study; Incomplete information JEL;

    Abstract : Past empirical research on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies has demonstrated long-term negative returns following the merger due to the flawed structure, mainly attributed to incomplete information. This paper examines the return of SPACs in the short-term surrounding two events: target deal announcement and merger completion. READ MORE

  4. 18. M&A during a pandemic – Alterations of processes A case study on a Swedish strategic serial acquirer in the tech industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Vanja Amin; Anton vom Hofe; [2021-06-24]
    Keywords : M A; process alterations; Covid-19; external shocks; asymmetric information;

    Abstract : Through a single case study, we expand on pre-existing M&A research by examining how M&A processes have been affected by the increased information asymmetry as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and what implications it will have on these processes going forward. By conducting a case study on a strategic serial acquirer in the technology industry, this thesis shed light on how firms within this industry react towards such a market shock and alter processes in order to adapt to the new circumstances. READ MORE

  5. 19. Do qualified key management create shareholder value? Evidence from Nordic M&As

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Love Berglund; Markus Hedborg; [2021]
    Keywords : M A; shareholder value; key management; managerial characteristics; event study;

    Abstract : In this paper we investigate the relation between managerial characteristics and shareholder value in the context of a merger or acquisition announcement. We use a Nordic dataset on completed mergers and acquisitions, paired with unique data on analyst rankings to proxy for managerial traits, between 2004 and 2018. READ MORE

  6. 20. Business Growth by Mergers and Acquisitions : A Qualitative Study of Business Strategies: The Case of Smile Tandvård

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Sebastian Augustsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Mergers; Acquisitions; Business Strategies; Growth; Strategies; Fusioner; Förvärv; Företagsstrategier; Tillväxt; Strategier;

    Abstract : M&A is a strategy with a process that greatly revolves around achieving an approved merger, and subsequently being ready to act upon an approval. The strategy’s focuses are on the preparation and the analysis of the merger. READ MORE