Essays about: "target market Thesis sample"

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1. 26. Implications of Merger Control on Swedish M&A

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Thérese Gardtman Drangel; Erik Claesson; [2011]
   Keywords : M A; Swedish Competition Authority; Merger control; Stock price; Event study;

   Abstract : A merger or an acquisition in Sweden, with a turnover exceeding a certain threshold, shall be notified to the Swedish Competition Authority (the "SCA") for approval. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate what effect merger control decisions of the SCA have on the value of the target and the bidder firm involved in a merger or an acquisition. READ MORE

3. 27. Takeover Trading Strategies: Is Risk Arbitrage and Reverse Risk Arbitrage Profitable In Europe?

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

   Author : Danial Rohani; Christopher Wanzelius; [2010]
   Keywords : risk arbitrage; merger arbitrage; reverse risk arbitrage; chinesing; takeover;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the profitability of passive Risk Arbitrage and semi-active Reverse Risk Arbitrage strategies on a sample of 212 cash takeovers in the European market from June 1997 to December 2005. Benchmarking the risk arbitrage portfolios against the CAPM, we find that risk arbitrage generates significant monthly abnormal returns ranging from 2. READ MORE

4. 28. Hostile takeovers: A study on public takeover bids on the Swedish stock market

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Carl Bonnier; Per-Oskar Forsvik; [2009]
   Keywords : M A; Takeover; Hostile; Friendly; Sweden;

   Abstract : This Master Thesis analyses the takeover bids placed on the Swedish stock market between 1995 and 2008, with a focus on hostile takeover bids. Our sample consists of 216 takeover bids, of which 172 are classified as friendly and 44 as hostile, i.e. they have initially been rejected by the target company board of directors. READ MORE

5. 29. Speculation Spreads in Swedish Tender Offers

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Fredrik Eklund; Marcus Jennekvist; [2009]
   Keywords : Speculation spread; Risk arbitrage; Tender offer; Bid characteristics; Ownership structure;

   Abstract : This thesis examines speculation spreads, risk arbitrage returns, and potential ex ante bid characteristics related to it, after initial acquisition announcements of 178 public offers on the Stockholm Stock Exchange from 1995 to 2008. Following Jindra and Walkling (2004), we define the speculation spread as the percentage difference between the bid price and the market price of the target company one day after the initial offer announcement. READ MORE

6. 30. Can the Bid Premium Level be Explained by the Individual Accounting Ratios of the Target?

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

   Author : Michael Thunell; John Österlund; [2009]
   Keywords : Accounting key ratios; Bid premium; Mergers and Acquisitions; Manufacturing industry;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the relationship between the targets’s accounting based key ratios and the bid premium in the American manufacturing industry. The sample consists of 406 public transactions during the period 1999-2009. The main hypothesis is that accounting based key ratios can help to explain the bid premium. READ MORE