Essays about: "Event Study acquisition"

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1. 6. Cultural Distance’s Effect on Short-Term Acquisition Performance - Evidence from Swedish Acquirers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Alia Rezai; Ludwig Lindau; Vilhelm Thorstenson; [2023]
   Keywords : Cultural distance; Masculinity; Uncertainty Avoidance; Short-term acquisition performance; Cumulative average abnormal returns; Cross-border acquisitions; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This quantitative study aims to investigate whether cultural distance has any significant effect on short-term acquisition performance, measured as abnormal returns for Swedish cross-border acquisitions. This study adds to previous literature through filling the gap where there has been a lack of a sample of Swedish acquirers, using a multi-measurement approach, and having a broad sample of acquisitions conducted in Europe between the years 2000-2022. READ MORE

3. 7. SPAC Post-Merger Performance in the New Regime - An Agency Perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Niclas Leksell; Marcus Silkisberg; [2022-06-30]
   Keywords : SPACs; Special Purpose Acquisition Company; IPO; Merger; Acquisition; Business Combination; Post-merger performance; Agency conflicts; Event study;

   Abstract : SPACs are shell companies without operations created to raise capital in an IPO and subsequently identify a non-listed operating company to merge with. As of the last three years (2019-2021), the SPAC has witnessed a significant surge in popularity on the back of several tailwinds, including regulatory legitimization efforts and the participation of blue-chip sponsors and investors. READ MORE

4. 8. ESG performance, a driver for shareholder value creation? Evidence from mergers and acquisitions

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Sebastian Bergström Jonsson; Felicia Sandersnäs; [2022-06-30]
   Keywords : Environmental; social; Environmental; social; and governance ESG performance; Mergers and acquisitions M A ; Value creation; Stakeholder theory; Shareholder theory; Event study; Abnormal returns;

   Abstract : With an increasing demand for firms to become more sustainable, business managers are increasingly using merger and acquisition (M&A) investments as a tool to enhance both environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and corporate financial performance (CFP). This study aims to further understand the impact of ESG performance as a factor for creating shareholder value for the acquirers by 1) examining the impact of target firms' ESG performance on acquirer abnormal returns and 2) examining whether high ESG performing targets can help enhance the ESG performance of the acquirer. READ MORE

5. 9. Managing Acquisition Success in a Knowledge Intensive Industry : How key employee retention is managed in the event of a company acquisition

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jonas Finnström; Robin Mao; [2022]
   Keywords : acquisition; absorption acquisition; preservation acquisition; integration; post-acquisition integration; reverse integration; employee retention; talent retention;

   Abstract : Mergers and acquisitions have become increasingly popular as a method for enabling growth, and in 2021, global M&A value hit an all-time high. However, as mergers and acquisitions are complex organizational events, an estimated 70-90% of acquisitions fail to deliver value and prove to be a significant waste of time and resources. READ MORE

6. 10. Value Creation in (Serial) Acquisitions - The Nordic Evidence

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Axel Gustavsson; Carl Möllerström; [2022]
   Keywords : M A; serial acquirers; agency problems; value creation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Evidence of value creation for acquiring companies is revealed by a Nordic sample of acquisitions. The sample of 171 acquisitions, involving 130 acquirers, allows for investigating the performance of companies making several acquisitions. READ MORE