Essays about: "business merger"

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  1. 16. Betting on the jockey rather than the horse : a study on the determinants of mergers of SPAC IPOs

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Kajerdt; Andreas Rydberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Blank checks; Initial Public Offering IPO ; Mergers and Acquisitions M A ; Special Purpose Acquisition Companies; SPACs; Skalbolag; Börsnoteringar; Fusioner; Förvärv; Blank checks; Initial Public Offering IPO ; Mergers and Acquisitions M A ; Special Purpose Acquisition Companies; SPACs;

    Abstract : Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are public shell entities uniquely constructed to acquire one or more privately held businesses. The transaction's structural characteristics put significant pressure on the management team's capabilities to find a suitable company to acquire within the predetermined time frame. READ MORE

  3. 17. 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

  4. 18. 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

  5. 19. The impact on Key Performance Indicators after Merger & Acquisition

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Mian Haroon Arshad; Faisal Shehzad; [2021]
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    Abstract : Merger and Acquisition is an important activity for the companies involved in it. They are a method for the acquiring company to increase not only its market presence, but it also helps to increase share holders value and diversifies the product portfolio. READ MORE

  6. 20. 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