Essays about: "corporate governance acquisitions"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 25 essays containing the words corporate governance acquisitions.

1. 6. Value Creation in (Serial) Acquisitions - The Nordic Evidence

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Axel Gustavsson; Carl Möllerström; [2022]
   Keywords : M A; serial acquirers; agency problems; value creation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Evidence of value creation for acquiring companies is revealed by a Nordic sample of acquisitions. The sample of 171 acquisitions, involving 130 acquirers, allows for investigating the performance of companies making several acquisitions. READ MORE

3. 7. The likelihood and financial effect of merger and acquisitions on Nordic listed firms: the role of women on the board

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

   Author : Ellen Allgurin; Hanna Wikberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender Diversity; Corporate Governance; M A transaction; Critical Mass; Financial Performance;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to explore whether female board members on Nordic listed firms have an impact on the likelihood of performing an M&A transaction. Additionally, it investigates women's impact on financial performance. READ MORE

4. 8. Deal or No Deal - How Overvaluation and Governance Problems Drive Stock-Financed Acquisitions

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Fabian Schimpf; Larissa Vogt; [2021]
   Keywords : Mergers and Acquisitions; Method of Payment; Stock Overvaluation; Corporate Governance; Shareholder Protection;

   Abstract : Theory suggests that overvalued firms can create value for their shareholders by exploiting their overvaluation to purchase less overvalued firms through stock-financed acquisitions. Recent evidence from the US indicates that these companies often fail to do so by significantly overpaying for their targets and destroying shareholder value in the long run. READ MORE

5. 9. Excess Cash holdings and Acquisitions: A study on Nordic firms

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Hannes Sandström; Lingjun Zhang; [2020-07-08]
   Keywords : Cash holdings; Excess cash; Mergers and acquisitions; Corporate governance; Agency conflicts; Free cash flow theories; Information asymmetries; Cash holding motives;

   Abstract : By adapting a well-recognized model for estimating normal cash holdings, this study examines if Nordic public firms with excess cash have a higher likelihood of performing acquisitions. Given that firms have access to capital markets, firms should be able to fund positive net present value projects regardless of current cash levels. READ MORE

6. 10. The Impact of Ownership Concentration on M&A Stock Market Performance: A Study of Acquiring Swedish Public Companies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Gustav Borg; Gustav Zimmerman; [2019-07-02]
   Keywords : Ownership concentration; dual-class shares; corporate governance; mergers and acquisitions; agency cost;

   Abstract : This paper estimates the effects of concentrated ownership of Swedish public companies prior, at and after the announcement of an acquisition. Exploiting the available access to detailed information regarding ownership and control structures in Swedish public companies, we are able to separate voting rights from cash flow rights to estimate ownership concentration. READ MORE