Institutional Trading Around M&A Announcements

54 Pages Posted: 7 May 2019 Last revised: 15 Jul 2023

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Eliezer M. Fich

Drexel University - Department of Finance

Viktoriya Lantushenko

Saint Joseph's University

Clemens Sialm

University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Date Written: May 2019

Abstract

Takeover targets often experience substantial share price appreciations around public announcements of mergers and acquisitions. We analyze hedge fund and mutual fund holdings around takeover announcements to assess the differences in investment strategies across institutions. Our results indicate that hedge funds in the aggregate increase their holdings of soon-to-be takeover targets by 7.2% during the quarter prior to the public announcement. Conversely, mutual funds reduce their equity holdings in impending targets by 3.0% during the quarter before M&A announcements and therefore potentially forgo profitable investment opportunities.

Suggested Citation

Fich, Eliezer M. and Lantushenko, Viktoriya and Sialm, Clemens, Institutional Trading Around M&A Announcements (May 2019). NBER Working Paper No. w25814, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3383313

Eliezer M. Fich (Contact Author)

Drexel University - Department of Finance ( email )

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Viktoriya Lantushenko

Saint Joseph's University ( email )

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Philadelphia, PA 19131
United States

Clemens Sialm

University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business ( email )

Austin, TX 78712
United States

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