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| Author: | Officer, M.S. Poulsen, A.B. Stegemoller, M. |
| Title: | Target-firm information asymmetry and acquirer returns |
| Journal: | Economic Journal
2009 : VOL 13:3 p. 467-493 |
| Index terms: | stock returns information MERGERS valuation r&d |
| Freeterms: | information asymmetry |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | In this article it is shown that acquirer returns are significantly higher in stock-swap acquisitions of difficult-to-value targets, as measured by R&D intensity and idiosyncratic return volatility. This finding contributes to an explanation of the determinants of, and value gains from, using stock as a method of payment. The effects of target-valuation uncertainty on both the method of payment and market reaction to acquisitions are more likely to be apparent in samples of private acquisitions, as these effects can be disguised in samples of acquisitions of publicly held targets. Nevertheless, the results in the article hold for publicly traded targets in multivariate analysis. |
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