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Is the Value Effect due to M&A Deals?: Evidence from the Italian Stock Market

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The paper provides an empirical characterisation of the value effect detected on the Italian Stock Market in the sample period 2000-2018 based on the value premium offered for the acquisition of a value stock. A bid on a value stock generates a large and statistically significant average return on the holding of the target in the deal window, as opposed to bids on growth stocks. Returns on stocks which are the target of a bid accounts for up to two thirds of the average return on the long side of the Fama and French (1993) HML portfolio. The other significant component of the average return of HML is due to the short selling of small growth stocks, which, as evidenced in previous literature, is often difficult to implement from a practical point of view.

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  • Antonio Roma, 2020. "Is the Value Effect due to M&A Deals?: Evidence from the Italian Stock Market," Department of Economics University of Siena 832, Department of Economics, University of Siena.
    • Handle: RePEc:usi:wpaper:832
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    Fama-French model; value effect; merger arbitrage;
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    JEL classification:

    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates

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