Essays about: "Special Purpose Acquisition Company"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the words Special Purpose Acquisition Company.

  1. 11. The Ups and Downs of SPACs - An analysis of abnormal returns for recent SPACs during its different stages

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ludwig Wolff; Filip Ternemo; [2021]
    Keywords : SPACs; Special Purpose Acquisition Company; Event Study; Agency Theory; Abnormal Returns; CAR; BHAR; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : As Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are becoming the increasingly popular method of taking a company public, the lack of research on abnormal returns for this asset class since its introduction to the major exchanges validates a reason to expand the investigation. This thesis examines the potential abnormal returns found in different stages of recent SPACs lifecycle, dividing the SPACs into its three major events. READ MORE

  2. 12. Under Pressure - Tensions in the acquiring firms' corporate brand identity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna-Maria Ostermann; Emma Impeciati; [2020]
    Keywords : Corporate Brand Identity; Merger and Acquisition; Integration; B2B Branding; Tensions; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Thesis Purpose: The purpose is to explore post-acquisition tensions in a B2B firm's corporate brand identity to better understand why tensions emerge, what effect those tensions have, and lastly, how these tensions may be dealt with, if at all. Methodology: A qualitative multiple case study based on four companies with a constructionist and inductive approach has been executed in this thesis. READ MORE

  3. 13. Development of SPAC 3.0: Empirical Evidence on SPAC Performance and Moral Hazard

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Hyun Won Yi; Kai Van Eckert; [2020]
    Keywords : Special Purpose Acquisition Company; Regulation; Initial Public Offering; Frictions; Moral Hazard;

    Abstract : Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are shell companies equipped with money raised in an initial public offering (IPO) to identify and acquire a private target within a specified timeframe. For private targets that acquire public status after a merger with a SPAC, SPACs are a reliable and fast alternative route to access public markets. READ MORE

  4. 14. Spacquisitions: Route to market and long-term performance

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Amanda Johansson; Sara Engström; [2020]
    Keywords : SPAC; Special purpose acquisition company; Going public; Route to market; JOBS Act;

    Abstract : Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have experienced a recent surge in interest and coverage from the finance community. At the same time, researchers state that the topic is vastly understudied compared to the attention it is generating. READ MORE

  5. 15. Corporate Governance and Turnaround: Lessons for International Acquisitions of Distressed Firms : The case of Krenholm, Estonian textile manufacturer

    University essay from Företagsekonomi

    Author : Elena Shabrova; Juan Manuel Figueroa Bolaños; [2012]
    Keywords : corporate governance; turnaround; international mergers and acquisitions; distressed firms; post-acquisition integration;

    Abstract : Background: In the context of rapid market development and globalization, the role of corporate governance has become crucial in determining firm’s direction, control and performance. No substantial investigation has been made to explain the role of corporate governance in the context of widely used strategy for organizational growth – mergers and acquisitions (M&A). READ MORE