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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Main Author: Moran-Villar, Pablo Christian
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44594