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The Impact of Takeovers on Shareholder Wealth during the 1920s Merger Wave

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  • Leeth, John D.
  • Borg, J. Rody

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We examine the impact of merger announcements on protfolios of acquiring firm and target firm common stock from 1919 to 1930. despite vast changes in the economic and regulatory environment, overall acquisition profitability has remained remarkably constant over the last 70 and 80 years. Target firm shareholders in the 1920s clearly gained from takeovers, averaging abnormal retruns in excess of 15%, while acquiring firm shareholders essentially broke even. synergistic or monopolistic gains from consolidation were minimal. Unlike the more recent experience, target firm and acquiring firm abnormal returns were largely unaffected by the mode of acquisition, the means of financing, or the degree of industrial relatedness.

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  • Leeth, John D. & Borg, J. Rody, 2000. "The Impact of Takeovers on Shareholder Wealth during the 1920s Merger Wave," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 35(2), pages 217-238, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jfinqa:v:35:y:2000:i:02:p:217-238_00
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    8. Nakabayashi, Masaki, 2019. "Ownership structure and market efficiency," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 189-212.

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