Mergers and acquisitions : its relationship with shareholders' wealth and economic variables

The purpose of this research is 1) to determine whether shareholders of both the acquiring firms and the target firms benefit from takeovers, 2) to determine whether synergistic effects are dependent on the types of takeovers and 3) to analyze the influence of two economic indicators: stock index pr...

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Main Authors: Low, Moon Heng, Oh, Thian Koon, Quek, Tyy Yn
Other Authors: Marina Lee
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59607
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description The purpose of this research is 1) to determine whether shareholders of both the acquiring firms and the target firms benefit from takeovers, 2) to determine whether synergistic effects are dependent on the types of takeovers and 3) to analyze the influence of two economic indicators: stock index price and GDP growth rate, on the timing of merger and acquisition activities.
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spelling ntu-10356/596072023-05-19T07:23:09Z Mergers and acquisitions : its relationship with shareholders' wealth and economic variables Low, Moon Heng Oh, Thian Koon Quek, Tyy Yn Marina Lee Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business The purpose of this research is 1) to determine whether shareholders of both the acquiring firms and the target firms benefit from takeovers, 2) to determine whether synergistic effects are dependent on the types of takeovers and 3) to analyze the influence of two economic indicators: stock index price and GDP growth rate, on the timing of merger and acquisition activities. BUSINESS 2014-05-09T03:04:53Z 2014-05-09T03:04:53Z 1995 1995 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59607 en Nanyang Technological University 82 p. application/pdf
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Mergers and acquisitions : its relationship with shareholders' wealth and economic variables
title Mergers and acquisitions : its relationship with shareholders' wealth and economic variables
title_full Mergers and acquisitions : its relationship with shareholders' wealth and economic variables
title_fullStr Mergers and acquisitions : its relationship with shareholders' wealth and economic variables
title_full_unstemmed Mergers and acquisitions : its relationship with shareholders' wealth and economic variables
title_short Mergers and acquisitions : its relationship with shareholders' wealth and economic variables
title_sort mergers and acquisitions its relationship with shareholders wealth and economic variables
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