An investigation into the effects of M&As on firms' operating performance and employment in the U.K

This study examines the post-acquisition operating performance and the employment effects of 79 takeovers in the U.K. from January 1990 until December 1996. Findings suggest merging firms, on average, experience a decline in post-acquisition operating performance, regardless of whether the effects o...

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Main Author: Glimidis, Nikolaos
Published: University of Edinburgh 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.651543