The Effects of Anticipated Future Investments on Firm Value: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions

<p>I examine the long-term valuation consequence of over-investment in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on acquiring firms through the "anticipation effect," in which forward-looking prices embed investors' expectations about the profitability of firms' potential future...

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Main Author: Zhang, Ning
Other Authors: Chen, Qi
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10161/8185