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We find that the announcement of a merger withdrawal elicits negative industry effects on average, which reflect a partial reversal of the favorable industry effects that had previously occurred at the time of the merger proposal. The mean reversal is about 35% of the original favorable industry effect at the time of the merger announcement. This result for the mean effect is opposite of that found by Akhigbe et al. (2000). When we break our sample into sub-periods, we find that industry effects are substantially weaker in a more recent sub-period beyond the sample period used by Akhigbe et al. (2000). We also find that the industry effects are more negative when the share price response of the target at the time of the announced withdrawal is weaker. Whether the negative impact on the target is attributed to either a reduced likelihood of takeover or weaker industry prospects, it carries over to industry rivals.
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We wish to thank two anonymous reviewers and James Payne (Editor) of Journal of Economics and Finance for their valuable suggestions.
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Madura, J., Ngo, T. Re-examination of industry effects due to withdrawn mergers. J Econ Finan 36, 613–633 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12197-010-9133-z
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