Modern Empirical Developments in Corporate Takeovers, 2-Volume Set

A selection of republished corporate finance articles and book chapters that can serve as an advanced corporate finance supplementary text for courses that use no textbooks. Combining convenience and an affordable price with retypeset pages and a high-quality index, these two 600-page paperback volumes will introduce students to modern scientific evidence about corporate takeovers. The quality of Elsevier’s holdings in these subjects is high enough and broad enough to cover important subjects in detail. With indexes and new introductions, these volumes will simplify and facilitate students’ interaction with new concepts and applications.




Readership

Graduate and post graduate students in Finance and Economics looking for an introduction to the empirical literature on corporate takeovers; Professors looking for a comprehensive way to teach students about contemporary trends by introducing them to key journal articles and book chapters





Table of Contents

Introduction to Corporate Takeovers: Modern Empirical Evidence

Corporate Takeovers

Econometrics of Event Studies

Self-Selection Models in Corporate Finance

Investigating the Economic Role of Mergers

Valuation Waves and Merger Activity: The Empirical Evidence

What Drives Merger Waves

Firm Size and the Gains from Acquisitions

Why do Private Acquirers Pay so Little Compared to Public

The Underpricing of Private Targets

Gains in Bank Mergers: Evidence from the Bond Markets

Do Tender Offers Create Value? New Methods and Evidence

Horizontal Mergers, Collusion, and Stockholder Wealth

Sources of Gains in Horizontal Mergers: Evidence from Customers, Supplier, and Rival Firms

Industry Structure and Horizontal Takeovers: Analysis of Wealth Effects on Rivals, Suppliers, and Corporate Customers

Abnormal Returns to Rivals of Acquisition Targets: A Test of the Acquisition Probability Hypothesis

Where do Merger Gains Come From? Bank Mergers from the Perspective of Insiders and Outsiders

Corporate Restructuring: Breakups and LBOs


Introduction to Corporate Takeovers: Modern Developments

Mergers and Acquisitions: Strategic and Informational Issues

Auctions in Corporate Finance

Bidding Strategies and Takeover Premiums: A Review

Merger Negotiations and the Toehold Puzzle

Negotiations under the threat of an Auction

Do Auctions Induce a Winner’s Curse? New Evidence from the Corporate Takeover Market

Who Makes Acquisitions? CEO Overconfidence and the Market’s Reaction

Acquisitions as a Means of Restructuring Firms in Chapter 11

Effects of Bankruptcy Court Protection on Asset Sales

Automatic Bankruptcy Auctions and Fire-Sales

Creditor Financing and Overbidding in Bankruptcy Auctions: Theory and Tests

Termination Fees in Mergers and Acquisitions

Poison or Placebo? Evidence on the Deterrence and Wealth Effects of Modern Anti-Takeover Measures

Board Classification and Managerial Entrenchment: Evidence from the Market for Corporate Control

Let’s Make a Deal! How Shareholder Control Impacts Merger Payoffs

Cross-Ownership, Returns, and Voting in Mergers

Investor Activism and Takeovers

Valuation Effects of Bank Financing in Acquisitions

Financing Decisions and Bidder Gains

Do Firms have Leverage Targets? Evidence from Acquisitions

CEO Compensation and Incentives: Evidence from M&A Bonuses

Takeover Bids and Target Directors’ Incentives: Retention, Experience, and Settling Up

Managerial Discipline and Corporate Restructuring following Performance Declines

Cross-Country Determinants of Mergers and Acquisitions

Spillover of Corporate Governance Standards as a Takeover Synergy in Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions

Adopting Better Corporate Governance: Evidence from Cross-Border Mergers

Determinants and Implications of Arbitrage Holdings in Acquisitions

Limited Arbitrage in Mergers and Acquisitions






Author Information
B. Espen Eckbo, Center for Corporate Governance Tuck School at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA