Essays about: "Post-Merger and Acquisition Performance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Post-Merger and Acquisition Performance.

  1. 1. 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

  2. 2. SPAC Post-Merger Performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Tim Söderman; Rasmus Hjorter Blomberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Special Purpose Acquisition Company SPAC ; Incentive Structure; Moral Hazard; Long-Term Performance; Management Expertise; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are shell companies with no operational assets with the sole purpose of using the raised capital from the initial public offering (IPO) to acquire a private target firm within a predetermined time frame. This financial vehicle has in recent years surged in interest and media coverage. READ MORE

  3. 3. Is M&A success decided before the deal goes through?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Bore Westman; Erik Mildenberger; [2021]
    Keywords : M A; Success; Acquisitions; Performance; EU-15; Accounting; ROA; R D; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to contribute to the ongoing discussion about M&A performance and the impact pre-merger characteristics have on post-merger performance for the acquiring firm. The study is limited to acquisition deals that occurred in 2014 and the acquiring firm being located in the EU-15 area. READ MORE

  4. 4. How do SPACquisitions Perform?: Empirical Evidence on Post-Merger Performance in SPAC 3.0

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Rune Nicholas Christoffer Wikman; Jie Yang; [2021]
    Keywords : Special Purpose Acquisition Company; SPAC; Post-merger performance; Moral hazard; Initial Public Offering; Double Selection Lasso; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) provide targets with an alternative route to the public markets and have grown significantly in popularity in recent years. The existing literature on SPAC performance, which predominantly examines the previous generation of SPACs (pre-2010), reveals that the market tends to react positively to acquisition announcement, while post-merger performance tends to be poor on average. READ MORE

  5. 5. Different Understandings of Community and Post-Merger and Acquisition Performance

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jord Kalle Geerts; [2019]
    Keywords : Community; Post-merger Performance; Sweden; China; South Korea; South Africa;

    Abstract : Cross-country comparisons have been at the heart of the field of international business, both in a theoretical and practical sense. Nevertheless, these kind of comparisons are ever difficult because the interpretation and understanding of concepts and dimensions used for comparison can be different across different countries. READ MORE