The Timing and Method of Payment in Mergers when Acquirers Are Financially Constrained

Although acquisitions are a popular form of investment, the link between firms' financial constraints and acquisition policies is not well understood. We develop a model in which financially constrained bidders approach targets, decide how much to bid and whether to bid in cash or in stock. In...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gorbenko, Alexander S, Malenko, Andrey
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2019
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122349