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Mergers and Acquisitions

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Editors:
  1. Greg N. Gregoriou

    1. School of Business and Economics, State University of New York (Plattsburgh), USA

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  2. Karyn L. Neuhauser

    1. State University of New York (Plattsburgh), USA

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Mergers and Acquisitions: A Global View

    • Karyn L. Neuhauser
    Pages 1-4

  3. What Drives Acquisitions? A Market-Manager Rationality Framework

    • Antonios Antoniou, Huainan Zhao
    Pages 5-26

  4. Misadventure and the Form of Payment in Corporate Acquisitions

    • Tyrone M. Carlin, Guy Ford, Nigel Finch
    Pages 27-41

  5. An Essay on the History of a Merger: The Case of the National Bank of Canada

    • Raymond Théoret, François-Éric Racicot
    Pages 42-55

  6. Corporate Diversification: The Costs and Benefits of Synergy

    • Felipe Balmaceda
    Pages 56-82

  7. The Influence of M&As on Firm Value: The Turkish Experience

    • M. Nihat Solakoğlu, Mehmet Orhan
    Pages 83-95

  8. Price Volatility in Stocks Subject to Tender Offers

    • Elaine Hutson
    Pages 96-117

  9. Merger Arbitrage: An Introduction

    • Greg N. Gregoriou, François-Serge Lhabitant
    Pages 118-138

  10. The Impact of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions on Financial Analysts’ Forecasts: Evidence from the Canadian Stock Market

    • Alain Coën, Aurélie Desfleurs, Claude Francoeur
    Pages 139-154

  11. The Economic Analysis of US Antitrust Merger Law

    • Germán Coloma
    Pages 155-167

  12. Ethical Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions

    • Robert W. McGee
    Pages 168-177

  13. The Use of Equity Swaps in Mergers

    • Paul U. Ali
    Pages 178-187

  14. Banking Performance in Domestic and Cross-Border Acquisitions

    • Sergio Sanfilippo Azofra, Belén Díaz Díaz, Myriam García Olalla, Carlos López Gutiérrez
    Pages 188-212

  15. Mergers between European Energy Firms: National Champions and Markets

    • Francesc Trillas
    Pages 213-233

  16. A Deal Too Far: The Case of the Killer Acquisition

    • Tyrone M. Carlin, Nigel Finch, Guy Ford
    Pages 234-248

  17. Trends in Chinese M&A: A Look at Lenovo’s Acquisition of IBM PC

    • Margaret Wang
    Pages 249-257

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 259-268
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About this book

This collection of exclusive articles presents the latest research in the area of mergers and acquisitions. It presents what drives corporate performance under different economic conditions, both in the US and across the globe, and examines the role of mergers and acquisitions in maintaining the efficiency of world markets.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Business and Economics, State University of New York (Plattsburgh), USA

    Greg N. Gregoriou

  • State University of New York (Plattsburgh), USA

    Karyn L. Neuhauser

About the editors

PAUL ALI Associate Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia TONY ANTONIOU Dean of Durham Business School and Professor of Finance, Durham, UK SERGIO SAN FILIPPO AZOFRA University of Cantabria, Spain FELIPE BALAMCEDA Universidad de Chile, Chile ALAIN COEN Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada GERMAN COLOMA Universidad del CEMA, Argentina AURELIE DESFLEURS Université Laval, France BELEN DIAZ DIAZ University of Cantabria, Spain NIGEL FINCH Lecturer in Management, Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University, Australia GUY FORD Associate Professor in Management, Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University, Australia CLAUDE FRANCOEUR HEC Montréal, Canada MYRIAM GARCIA OLLALA University of Cantabria, Spain ELAINE HUTSON UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin, Ireland FRANCOIS-SERGE LHABITANT Professor of Finance at the EDHEC Business School (France) and at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) FRANCOIS-ERIC RACICOT Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada RAYMOND THEORET Professor of Finance, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada FRANCESC TRILLAS Departament d'Economia i Història Econòmica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain CARLIN TYRONE Professorial Fellow, Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University, Australia MARGARET WANG Victoria University, Australia

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