Merger announcements and share price return: The role of the relationship between acquiring and target firms

The authors examine, in a cumulative average abnormal return (CAAR) framework, the effect of four easily identifiable features of merger activity on acquirer/target shareholder wealth. The features considered are the relatedness of the acquiring and target firms involved in the merger, the relative...

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Main Authors: R. C. Van Den Honert, G. D.I. Barr, J. F. Affleck-Graves, G. Smale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1988-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Business Management
Online Access:https://sajbm.org/index.php/sajbm/article/view/964