International mergers and acquisitions activity since 1990 recent research and quantitative analysis

It is now a well-know fact that mergers and acquisitions activity comes in waves. The most recent wave, the 5th takeover wave of the 1990's, was characterized by an unprecedented number of corporate restructurings in terms of mergers and acquisitions (M&As), public-to-private transactions,...

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Autor principal: Gregoriou, Greg N., 1956- (-)
Otros Autores: Renneboog, Luc
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic c2007.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Quantitative finance series.
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  • Front cover; International Mergers and Acquisitions Activity Since 1990; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the editors; List of contributors; Chapter 1: Understanding mergers and acquisitions: activity since 1990; Part One: International M&A Activity and Takeover Performance; Chapter 2: Cross-border mergers and acquisitions: the facts as a guide for international economics; Chapter 3: Searching for value-enhancing acquirers; Chapter 4: The Long-term operating performance in European mergers and acquisitions; Chapter 5: How do bondholders fare in mergers and acquisitions?
  • Chapter 6: Mix-and-match facilities and loan notes in acquisitions Part Two: Special Types of Mergers and Acquisitions; Chapter 7: Mergers and acquisitions in IPO markets: evidence from Germany; Chapter 8: Reverse mergers in the United Kingdom: listed targets and private acquirers; Chapter 9: The profile of venture capital exits in Canada; Part Three: Valuation and Irrationality in Takeover Decision Making; Chapter 10: Executive compensation and managerial overconfidence: impact on risk taking and shareholder value in corporate acquisitions
  • Chapter 11: Opportunistic accounting practices around stock-financed mergers in Spain Chapter 12: Size does matter-firm size and the gains from acquisitions on the Dutch market; Index;