The Determinants and Effects of Mergers: An International ComparisonDennis C. Mueller |
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Hypotheses about Mergers | 27 |
Belgium 19621974 | 67 |
Federal Republic of Germany 19641974 | 99 |
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acquiring and acquired acquiring companies acquiring firms acquisitions AGAD MAGMAD analysis arithmetic mean capital Chapter Characteristics of Acquiring coefficients of variation compared Comparison competition concentration conglomerate mergers control firms control group companies control group firms countries determinants and effects differences effects of mergers efficiency ence enterprises extra test firm's stock geometric means Group panies Value growth rates H AGAD horizontal mergers hypothesis increase leverage ratios market power Mean Values measure merger activity merger policy merger wave merging and nonmerging merging companies merging firms motive N₁ N₂ Netherlands nonmerging firms number of mergers Number of Observations P/E ratio percent level performance period before merger postmerger period preceding the merger predicted price-earnings ratio profit rates profits variability rate of return relative sector shares Singh size-matched statistically significant stock market Stockholm Stock Exchange Table takeover three-year period tion total assets Total Number trade United Kingdom West Germany