Essays about: "takeover strategy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words takeover strategy.

  1. 1. Predicting Corporate Takeover Outcomes Using Machine Learning

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav Furenmo; [2020]
    Keywords : Random Forest; LASSO; Logistic Regression; Merger Arbitrage; Takeover Prediction; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate if the machine learning based classification procedure, Random Forest, provides superior prediction performance compared to a logistic regression model fitted using the LASSO framework, when predicting outcomes in corporate takeover situations. This is done in the context of merger arbitrage, an event-driven investment strategy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Breaking the Stereotype of Chinese Acquisitions in Italy : An Empirical Study on Italian Target Firm Performance and the Influential Factors Affecting it

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Luyi Chen; Sofia Poggi; [2020]
    Keywords : FDI from emerging countries; M A; Chinese acquisition in Italy; target firm performance; influential factors; SOE; POE; prior experience in developed countries; level of relatedness;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research is to assess the impact of Chinese acquisitions on Italian target firm performance, and explore which characteristics of the acquirer can determine a change of it. First, a Paired-Samples T-test has been applied to appreciate the difference between pre-and post-acquisition performance on 27 sample companies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Predicting Takeover Targets - A Machine Learning Approach

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Grim Sjöberg; Dag Tuvberger; [2020]
    Keywords : Takeover; Prediction; Random Forest; Machine Learning;

    Abstract : The possibility of predicting takeover announcements for investment purposes has been widely researched, with varying results and conclusions. This paper builds on previously conducted studies and applies a machine learning approach to the research problem, through the random forest classi er by Breiman (2001). READ MORE

  5. 4. The Economic Impacts of M&A Announcements of Non-Software Acquiring firms & Software Target firms : An Event Study Approach

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Vincent Lam; [2019]
    Keywords : Economic Impact; Event Study; Market Efficiency; M A Announcement; Prospect Theory;

    Abstract : Background: Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are two types of corporate takeover strategy, that is widely used for strengthening and maintaining a firm competitive advantage in both domestic and global markets. Where the common motives behind M&A, is to achieve business expansion through synergy, or to acquire an existing external technology/product outside of a firm's own operational territory. READ MORE

  6. 5. Telling True from False: Do Markets React Efficiently to Takeover Rumors?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Alexander Kronvall; Ossian Hanning; [2013]
    Keywords : Takeover Rumors; Market Efficiency; Event Study; Mergers and Acquisitions; Logit Analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how U.S. markets react to 345 different takeover rumors, and how efficiently the market is capable of distinguishing between true and false rumors. READ MORE