Mergers and Acquisitions

Current Issues
2007. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-349-36362-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 417 g

Reihe: Finance and Capital Markets Series

This collection of exclusive articles presents the latest research in the area of mergers and acquisitions. It presents what drives corporate performance under different economic conditions, both in the US and across the globe, and examines the role of mergers and acquisitions in maintaining the efficiency of world markets.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gregoriou, G.

Neuhauser, Karyn

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Mergers and Acquisitions: A Global View; K.Neuhauser PART 1: THE EFFECTS OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ON VALUE What Drives Acquisitions? A Market-Manager Rationality Framework; A.Antoniou & H.Zhao Misadventure and the Form of Payment in Corporate Acquisitions; T.Carlin, G.Ford & N.Finch Corporate Diversification: The Costs and Benefits of Synergy; F.Balmaceda The Effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on Firm Value: Evidence from Turkish Takeovers; M.Nihat Solakoglu & M.Orhan PART 2: THE EFFECTS OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ON FINANCIAL MARKETS Price Volatility in Stocks Subject to Tender Offers; E.Hutson Merger Arbitrage Hedge Funds: An Introduction; G.Gregoriou & F.Lhabitant The Impact of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions on Financial Analysts' Forecasts: Evidence from the Canadian Stock Market; A.Coën, A.Desfleurs & C.Francoeur PART 3: THE EFFECTS OF THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT ON MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS The Economic Analysis of US Antitrust Merger Law; G.Coloma Ethical Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions; R.McGee PART 4: THE EFFECTS OF REGULATION ON MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS The Use of Equity Swaps in Mergers; P.Ali Banking Performance in Domestic and Cross-Border Acquisitions; S.Azofra, B.Díaz, M.Olalla & C.Gutiérrez Mergers between European energy firms: national champions and markets; F.Trillas A Deal Too Far - The Case of the Killer Acquisition; T.Carlin, N.Finch & G.Ford Trends in Chinese M&A: A Look at Lenovo's Acquisition of IBM PC; M.Wang An Essay on the History of a Merger: The Case of National Bank of Canada; R.Théoret & F.Racicot

Über Autor(innen)

PAUL ALI Associate Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia
TONY ANTONIOU Dean of Durham Business School and Professor of Finance, Durham, UK
SERGIO SAN FILIPPO AZOFRA University of Cantabria, Spain
FELIPE BALAMCEDA Universidad de Chile, Chile
ALAIN COEN Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
GERMAN COLOMA Universidad del CEMA, Argentina
AURELIE DESFLEURS Université Laval, France
BELEN DIAZ DIAZ University of Cantabria, Spain
NIGEL FINCH Lecturer in Management, Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University, Australia
GUY FORD Associate Professor in Management, Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University, Australia
CLAUDE FRANCOEUR HEC Montréal, Canada
MYRIAM GARCIA OLLALA University of Cantabria, Spain
ELAINE HUTSON UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin, Ireland
FRANCOIS-SERGE LHABITANT Professor of Finance at the EDHEC Business School (France) and at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland)
FRANCOIS-ERIC RACICOT Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada
RAYMOND THEORET Professor of Finance, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
FRANCESC TRILLAS Departament d'Economia i Història Econòmica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
CARLIN TYRONE Professorial Fellow, Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University, Australia
MARGARET WANG Victoria University, Australia