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Does Post-Ipo M&A Activity Affect Firms’ Profitability And Survival?

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  • MATTEO BONAVENTURA

    (Politecnico di Milano, School of Management, Milan, Italy)

  • STEFANO BONINI

    (#x2020;Stevens Institute of Technology, School of Business, Hoboken, NJ, USA)

  • VINCENZO CAPIZZI

    (#x2021;University of Piemonte Orientale, Department of Economics and Business Studies, Novara, Italy)

  • GIANCARLO GIUDICI

    (Politecnico di Milano, School of Management, Milan, Italy)

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the post-IPO operating performance of acquiring companies listed in the US in the period 1986–2008. We find that acquiring IPO firms delivers better operating returns when compared to non-acquiring IPO firms in the five years after the listing. This result holds controlling for both IPO and firm-specific characteristics. Furthermore, acquiring targets already listed on the stock exchange and running stock deals are associated with the improved operating performance. Finally, we find that acquisitions also affect the newly listed companies’ survival, reducing both the time to failure and the time to being acquired, which suggest a structural acceleration of the “natural” company lifecycle.

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  • Matteo Bonaventura & Stefano Bonini & Vincenzo Capizzi & Giancarlo Giudici, 2018. "Does Post-Ipo M&A Activity Affect Firms’ Profitability And Survival?," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 6(01), pages 1-21, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:30:y:2018:i:12:n:s2591768418500058
    DOI: 10.1142/S2591768418500058
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