This paper examines the stock price returns of 459 targets in unsuccessful M&A deals from 1990 to 2001. An information hypothesis that includes new information arrived after the M&A proposal explains better than the synergy hypothesis the evidence for failed acquisitions. The average abnormal return announcement to termination is a negative 10.61%. Abnormal returns vary according to the identity of the party who terminates the deal. When the target firm rejects a deal, the target stock price drops by 4.33%. The loss is 14.49% when the bidder terminates the deal. In the long-run, abnormal returns are generally insignificant

Croci, E. (2006). Stock price performances of target firms in unsuccessful acquisitions [Working paper].

Stock price performances of target firms in unsuccessful acquisitions

CROCI, ETTORE
2006

Abstract

This paper examines the stock price returns of 459 targets in unsuccessful M&A deals from 1990 to 2001. An information hypothesis that includes new information arrived after the M&A proposal explains better than the synergy hypothesis the evidence for failed acquisitions. The average abnormal return announcement to termination is a negative 10.61%. Abnormal returns vary according to the identity of the party who terminates the deal. When the target firm rejects a deal, the target stock price drops by 4.33%. The loss is 14.49% when the bidder terminates the deal. In the long-run, abnormal returns are generally insignificant
Working paper
unsuccessful merger, unsuccessful acquisition, event study
English
lug-2006
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=766304
Croci, E. (2006). Stock price performances of target firms in unsuccessful acquisitions [Working paper].
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