Essays on the dynamics of mergers and acquisitions
In this thesis, I present three essays on the interaction of two dynamic aspects of mergers and acquisitions. First, merger activity follows waves within industries over time. Second, acquirers' announcement returns are on average small and decline within merger waves. In the first essay, I dev...
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University of British Columbia
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44594 |