Essays about: "short-term abnormal return"
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1. Leveling the Playing Field: Can Private Investors Benefit From Mimicking Insider Trades? A quantitative study of insider trading
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Historically, investors have been searching for strategies to maximize performance in the stock market. It has been shown that corporate insiders can earn abnormal returns by trading in their own companies as they possess superior information and, to a certain degree, market timing ability. READ MORE
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2. How do IPOs and SPACs differ in terms of post-listing performance, and how do insider and institutional ownership affect these differences?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are the two most prevalent alternatives for firms seeking to list on the stock exchange, which we examine in this study. We study numerous parameters impacting the abnormal returns of IPOs and SPACs and, compare their performance in the short-term and long-term using regressions and current literature to explain the discrepancies. READ MORE
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3. To Merge or Not to Merge: The Shareholder Perspective on M&As
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This study examines if abnormal return occurs in conjunction with merger announcements in the short-term and compares it with the compounded one-year buy-and-hold abnormal return in the long-interval for European manufacturing firms. In the final sample, the short-term study consisted of 209 firms, while the long-term incorporated 207, both during a sample period of 20 years. READ MORE
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4. The Perception and Impact of Cultural Differences in Cross-Border Acquisitions - An analysis of how cultural differences affect the post-acquisition performance of acquiring companies in cross-border acquisitions
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This thesis examines the relationship between cultural differences and the post-acquisition performance of cross-border acquisitions. Cross-border transactions have increased substantially in the last decades which has led to an increase in studies interested in finding key drivers of performance in these transactions. READ MORE
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5. Stock or Cash? Explaining the Payment Method Choice of M&As and the Effect on Performance on the European Developed Markets
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : We investigate what factors determine the choice of the payment method when choosing between payment of stocks or cash during an acquisition or merger. Furthermore, we examine how that choice of payment method affects the bidder’s performance in the short term by examining the changes in the cumulative abnormal return. READ MORE
