Essays about: "Merger effects"

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  1. 1. Currency and Valuation Effects on Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions

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

    Author : Filip Vennerström; Madeleine Peters; [2024]
    Keywords : Firm valuation; Cross-Border M A; Foreign Direct Investment; Currency Devaluation and M A; Exchange Rate Impact and M A;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the impact of micro- and macroeconomic factors on cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) decisions, focusing on the influence of currency movements and firm valuations. Employing a quantitative approach, it examines foreign investors' attitudes towards economies with depreciating currencies, hypothesizing that firms in financially stronger countries are more likely to acquire firms in weaker economies. READ MORE

  3. 2. Innovation and M&A: a study examining innovative capabilities post-acquisition

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jimmie Karlén; Martin Rosander; [2023-07-19]
    Keywords : Merger and Acquisition; Innovative capabilities; M A; Innovation; Integration; Innovation audit; Motives for M A;

    Abstract : This study examines the impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on the innovative capabilities of firms. Given how trillions of dollars are invested in acquisitions every year, yet the failure rate of M&As remain at 70-90 percent, the topic is important to analyse. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Relationship Between Beta and Arbitrage Spread in M&A Deals

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Daniel Granat; William Fredriksson; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : Risk arbitrage is an event-driven investment strategy where the risk arbitrageur aims to capture the arbitrage spread between the target’s stock price and the bid price by the acquiring firm in a merger and acquisition (M&A) deal. Previous research suggests that specific risks connected to the deal as completion or duration risks, as well as firm and bid characteristics, influence the arbitrage spread. READ MORE

  5. 4. Textual Attributes of Integrated Reports and Economic Benefits: Evidence from a voluntary setting

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

    Author : Tilde Emilsson; Ebba Kjellberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Integrated Reporting; Textual Attributes; Voluntary Disclosures; IIRF;

    Abstract : This paper examines the economic benefits associated with textual attributes of Integrated Reports. Integrated Reporting is a corporate disclosure combining financial and non-financial information, and has since 2010 been mandatory for firms listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. READ MORE

  6. 5. Examining the Competitive Effects of Digital Ecosystem Mergers : An Analysis of Theories of Harm Applied in Assessments of Digital Ecosystem Mergers under EU Merger Control

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Matilda Frykman Krans; [2023]
    Keywords : Mergers; Acquisitions; Mergers and acquisitions; M A; Digital ecosystems; Big Five; Merger control; Competition; Competition law; EU; EU law; EU competition law;

    Abstract : Digitalisation has fundamentally changed the way we communicate, conduct trade and consume goods and services. It has also enabled new business models to evolve. Some firms in the digital sector have developed and are now operating large conglomerate-like networks commonly referred to as ‘digital ecosystems’. READ MORE