Essays on mergers and acquisitions

Essays on mergers and acquisitions

This thesis contributes to behavioural finance literature of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) by investigating the psychological reference point, misvaluation and post abnormal return approaches using a unique UK dataset. The first substantive paper (chapter 2) examines the impact of past peak pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gazzaz, Heba
Published:	University of Essex 2014
Subjects:	338.8
Online Access:	http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.654560

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