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Stock market liberalisation and acquisition outcomes: Evidence from a natural experiment

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  • Yanyan Lin
  • Xipei Hou

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Taking the Shanghai/Shenzhen‐Hong Kong stock connect policy as a natural experiment, we use a difference‐in‐differences approach to investigate how stock market liberalisation affects M&A outcomes. Employing a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2011 to 2020, we find that the stock market liberalisation leads to more positive M&A announcement returns. The positive effect on M&A announcement returns is the result of increased investor sentiment after market liberalisation. It is the investor sentiment mechanism through which stock market liberalisation has effects on M&A short‐term returns. Further analysis indicates that stock market liberalisation does not impose positive effects on long‐term M&A outcomes. We do not find evidence that M&As initiated by connected firms to be more value‐added.

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  • Yanyan Lin & Xipei Hou, 2024. "Stock market liberalisation and acquisition outcomes: Evidence from a natural experiment," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 29(3), pages 3344-3371, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:ijfiec:v:29:y:2024:i:3:p:3344-3371
    DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.2839
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