Essays about: "bids"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 70 essays containing the word bids.

  1. 21. Are Acquirers Willing to Pay More for Strong ESG Performance?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Nadine Kranck; Sofie Lehtimäki; [2020]
    Keywords : Mergers and Acquisitions; Takeover Premium; ESG; CSR; Sustainability;

    Abstract : We examine whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance impacts European companies' deal premiums in 171 control bids during the past 10 years (2010-2019). Our sample consists of bids where an acquirer is seeking a majority stake of a public target firm for a transaction value exceeding USD 100 million. READ MORE

  3. 22. Returns to Swedish Acquirers from Public an Private M&As

    University essay from

    Author : Robin Abrahamsson; Oscar Hammar; [2019-07-09]
    Keywords : Mergers and Acquisition; Listing effect; Abnormal returns; Value creation;

    Abstract : This paper examines Swedish listed acquirers’ cumulative abnormal returns surrounding the announcement of acquisitions between the period 1998–2018 of both public and private targets. We find that acquirers earn an average cumulative abnormal return of 0.68% when the target is public and an average cumulative abnormal return of 1. READ MORE

  4. 23. To what extent are stock-financed takeovers opportunistic in the European market?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : John Gustafsson; Jonas Håkansson; [2019-07-02]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Opportunistic bidding is a phenomena where the bidder uses over-valued stock to acquire a target, which could threaten the efficiency in the market of corporate control. By using two hypotheses predicting the opposite outcomes, this thesis investigates whether or not opportunistic bidding behaviour exists in the European market of corporate control. READ MORE

  5. 24. Bid Forecasting in Public Procurement

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Karim Stiti; Shih Jung Yape; [2019]
    Keywords : Bidding in public procurement; Count data regression; Economically most advantageous tenders; Lowest price tenders; Machine learning; Multiple linear regression; Nonparametric bootstrap; Position performance coefficient; Sealed-bid auctions; Stochastic dominance; Support vector regression.; Budgivningsmodeller I offentliga upphandlingar; Ekonomiskt mest fördelaktiga anbud; Förseglade auktioner; Lägsta-pris anbud; Maskininlärning; Multipel linjär regression.;

    Abstract : Public procurement amounts to a significant part of Sweden's GDP. Nevertheless, it is an overlooked sector characterized by low digitization and inefficient competition where bids are not submitted based on proper mathematical tools. READ MORE

  6. 25. The influence of M&A advisors on pre-bid run-ups: A quantitative study of 225 Swedish public takeover bids between 1999 and 2017

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jesper Warén; Sebastian Zettergren; [2019]
    Keywords : Abnormal Returns; Insider Information Leakage; M A Advisors; Pre-bid Run-ups;

    Abstract : Prior to public takeover bids there is generally an abnormal stock price increase in the target firm's stock price, referred to as a pre-bid run-up. Prior research has emphasised two explanations for pre-bid run-ups. READ MORE