Market Returns to Acquirers of Substantial Assets
- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Australian Journal of Management
- Vol. 29 (1_suppl), 111-133
- https://doi.org/10.1177/031289620402901s05
Abstract
Does poor post-acquisition performance characterise firms that make non-M&A acquisitions? We investigate the wealth effects of substantial asset acquisitions (i.e. acquisitions that cost over $10 million) on acquiring firms' shareholders. We find significant abnormal positive market reaction to asset acquisition announcements and contrary to findings for firms undertaking M&As, the acquiring firms perform exceptionally well post-acquisition. Our findings are robust to the research method weaknesses common to many studies of long-term performance and we control for free-cash-flow as well. Our results contradict the hubris hypothesis of acquisitions and lend weight to the argument that the auction-style process that characterizes corporate takeover bids contributes to overpayment.Keywords
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