Mergers and Acquisitions

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  • Greg N. Gregoriou
  • Karyn L. Neuhauser
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Part of the Finance and Capital Markets Series book series (FCMS)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Mergers and Acquisitions: A Global View
    Karyn L. Neuhauser
    Pages 1-4
  3. What Drives Acquisitions? A Market-Manager Rationality Framework
    Antonios Antoniou, Huainan Zhao
    Pages 5-26
  4. Misadventure and the Form of Payment in Corporate Acquisitions
    Tyrone M. Carlin, Guy Ford, Nigel Finch
    Pages 27-41
  5. An Essay on the History of a Merger: The Case of the National Bank of Canada
    Raymond Théoret, François-Éric Racicot
    Pages 42-55
  6. Corporate Diversification: The Costs and Benefits of Synergy
    Felipe Balmaceda
    Pages 56-82
  7. The Influence of M&As on Firm Value: The Turkish Experience
    M. Nihat Solakoğlu, Mehmet Orhan
    Pages 83-95
  8. Price Volatility in Stocks Subject to Tender Offers
    Elaine Hutson
    Pages 96-117
  9. Merger Arbitrage: An Introduction
    Greg N. Gregoriou, François-Serge Lhabitant
    Pages 118-138
  10. The Impact of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions on Financial Analysts’ Forecasts: Evidence from the Canadian Stock Market
    Alain Coën, Aurélie Desfleurs, Claude Francoeur
    Pages 139-154
  11. The Economic Analysis of US Antitrust Merger Law
    Germán Coloma
    Pages 155-167
  12. Ethical Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions
    Robert W. McGee
    Pages 168-177
  13. The Use of Equity Swaps in Mergers
    Paul U. Ali
    Pages 178-187
  14. Banking Performance in Domestic and Cross-Border Acquisitions
    Sergio Sanfilippo Azofra, Belén Díaz Díaz, Myriam García Olalla, Carlos López Gutiérrez
    Pages 188-212
  15. Mergers between European Energy Firms: National Champions and Markets
    Francesc Trillas
    Pages 213-233
  16. A Deal Too Far: The Case of the Killer Acquisition
    Tyrone M. Carlin, Nigel Finch, Guy Ford
    Pages 234-248
  17. Trends in Chinese M&A: A Look at Lenovo’s Acquisition of IBM PC
    Margaret Wang
    Pages 249-257
  18. Back Matter
    Pages 259-268
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About this book

Introduction

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.

Keywords

Acquisition banking diversification efficiency energy environment financial market financial markets hedge fund merger mergers research swaps synergy trust

Editors and affiliations

  • Greg N. Gregoriou
    • 1
  • Karyn L. Neuhauser
    • 2
  1. 1.School of Business and EconomicsState University of New York (Plattsburgh)USA
  2. 2.State University of New York (Plattsburgh)USA

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