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Which Takeover Targets Overinvest?

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Existing research finds little evidence of overinvestment by successfully acquired targets. This paper shows how samples drawn from completed takeovers are biased against finding overinvestment and documents evidence of overinvestment in targets that use a highly leveraged transaction to avoid a takeover. The evidence also suggests that these restructurings create value by mitigating the targets' overinvestment problems.

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  • Hendershott, Robert J., 1996. "Which Takeover Targets Overinvest?," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 31(4), pages 563-580, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jfinqa:v:31:y:1996:i:04:p:563-580_02
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    3. Henri Servaes & Ane Tamayo, 2014. "How Do Industry Peers Respond to Control Threats?," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 60(2), pages 380-399, February.
    4. Inder K. Khurana & Wei Wang, 2019. "International Mergers and Acquisitions Laws, the Market for Corporate Control, and Accounting Conservatism," Journal of Accounting Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 57(1), pages 241-290, March.

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