LEADER 04125nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910828005403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-02806-1 010 $a9786611028060 010 $a0-08-054732-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000349738 035 $a(EBL)300699 035 $a(OCoLC)213298564 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000181436 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11168027 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000181436 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10159211 035 $a(PQKB)11391830 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL300699 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10187302 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL102806 035 $a(CaSebORM)9780750682893 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC300699 035 $a(OCoLC)827276164 035 $a(OCoLC)ocn827276164 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000349738 100 $a20070723d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInternational mergers and acquisitions activity since 1990 $erecent research and quantitative analysis /$fedited by Greg N. Gregoriou and Luc Renneboog 205 $a1st edition 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aBoston $cAcademic$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 225 1 $aQuantitative finance series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7506-8289-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront cover; International Mergers and Acquisitions Activity Since 1990; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the editors; List of contributors; Chapter 1: Understanding mergers and acquisitions: activity since 1990; Part One: International M&A Activity and Takeover Performance; Chapter 2: Cross-border mergers and acquisitions: the facts as a guide for international economics; Chapter 3: Searching for value-enhancing acquirers; Chapter 4: The Long-term operating performance in European mergers and acquisitions; Chapter 5: How do bondholders fare in mergers and acquisitions? 327 $aChapter 6: Mix-and-match facilities and loan notes in acquisitions Part Two: Special Types of Mergers and Acquisitions; Chapter 7: Mergers and acquisitions in IPO markets: evidence from Germany; Chapter 8: Reverse mergers in the United Kingdom: listed targets and private acquirers; Chapter 9: The profile of venture capital exits in Canada; Part Three: Valuation and Irrationality in Takeover Decision Making; Chapter 10: Executive compensation and managerial overconfidence: impact on risk taking and shareholder value in corporate acquisitions 327 $aChapter 11: Opportunistic accounting practices around stock-financed mergers in Spain Chapter 12: Size does matter-firm size and the gains from acquisitions on the Dutch market; Index; 330 $aIt is now a well-know fact that mergers and acquisitions activity comes in waves. The most recent wave, the 5th takeover wave of the 1990's, was characterized by an unprecedented number of corporate restructurings in terms of mergers and acquisitions (M&As), public-to-private transactions, spin-offs and divestitures, and leveraged recapitalizations. Following the collapse of the stock market in March 2000, M&A activity slumped dramatically, but this pause ended in the second half of 2004 when takeover deals occurred again quite frequently. Indeed, some observers wonder whether the 6th takeover 410 0$aQuantitative finance series. 606 $aConsolidation and merger of corporations 606 $aConsolidation and merger of corporations$xLaw and legislation 606 $aBusiness cycles 615 0$aConsolidation and merger of corporations. 615 0$aConsolidation and merger of corporations$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aBusiness cycles. 676 $a338.83 700 $aGregoriou$b Greg N.$f1956-$0887648 701 $aRenneboog$b Luc$0252942 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828005403321 996 $aInternational mergers and acquisitions activity since 1990$94008749 997 $aUNINA