The Determinants of Merger Waves: An International Perspective
34 Pages Posted: 29 Sep 2008
Date Written: 2008
Abstract
One of the most conspicuous features of mergers is that they come in waves that are correlated with increases in share prices and price/earnings ratios. We use a natural way to discriminate between pure stock market influences on firm decisions and other influences by examining merger patterns for both listed and unlisted firms. If "real" changes in the economy drive merger waves, as some neoclassical theories of mergers predict, both listed and unlisted firms should experience waves. We find significant differences between listed and unlisted firms as predicted by behavioral theories of merger waves.
Keywords: Merger waves, listed versus non-listed firms, managerial discretion, overvaluation
JEL Classification: L2, G3
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