We examine theoretically and empirically the determinants of the degree of complementarity between bidders and targets in mergers and acquisitions. Our paper extends existing literature, which demonstrates that firms that have stronger complementarities are more likely to become merger partners, by addressing the heterogeneity in bidders’ and targets’ complementarity in observed acquisitions. O...

This paper uses a unique data set of linked employer-employee data in which asset transfers between firms can be identified to study the manner in which employment policy changes in the aftermath of a merger or acquisition (M&A). Using parametric duration models with unobserved heterogeneity and modeling the status of the employer with respect to M&A activity, it appear that the employment poli...

By combining two large data sets (on international trade flows and cross-border mergers and acquisitions – M&As), we test two implications of Neary’s (2003, 2007) general oligopolistic equilibrium (GOLE) model (incorporating strategic interaction between firms in a general equilibrium setting). In terms of economic importance, the dominant merger wave variable is a positive global-all effect, i...

We study the dynamics of market entry following mergers and acquisitions (M&As), and the behavior of recent entrants in supplying output that might be withdrawn by the consolidating firms. The data, drawn from the banking industry, suggest that M&As are associated with subsequent increases in the probability of entry. The estimates suggest that M&As explain more than 20% of entry in metropolita...

This work intends to inspect the financial performance of our country's banks before and post merger. Acquisitions or mergers have been implemented as a tool these days respite for distressed banks. By Mergers Acquisitions, are restructured increase shareholders' value competitiveness by increasing efficiency. For this work, specimen four bank that happened after liberalization was taken they w...