Sökning: "Takeover targets"

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  1. 1. Predicting Nordic Takeover Targets: A Binary Logit Analysis

    C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Författare :Joanna Danielson; Siri Ridderstråle; [2023]
    Nyckelord :binary logit model; prediction; Nordics; takeover; target;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to investigate if certain firm characteristics increase the likelihood of a company being acquired and if these factors can successfully predict which firms become subjects to takeovers in the Nordic setting. We compare data on a sample of Nordic targets and non-targets between the years 2012 and 2021, and test hypotheses regarding firm and industry characteristics, as well as market sentiments through binary logit models. LÄS MER

  3. 2. On Bond Provisions and M&A Activity

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Författare :Johan Rudengren; Lucas Johnson; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Callable Bonds; Bond Covenants; M A; Acquisition Premium; Debt Overhang;

    Sammanfattning : The share of bonds issued with a call provision has increased during the last 20 years. We find that companies with callable bond debt are more likely to become takeover targets. LÄS MER

  4. 3. What does private equity buy? – A comparison between financial and strategic buyers in European PTP transactions 2005-2019

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Simon Möller; Angelica Yngvesson; [2020-07-08]
    Nyckelord :Acquisition; Leverage Buyouts; LBO; Private Equity; Public-to-Private; Takeover; Target firm;

    Sammanfattning : This paper outlines a new approach to the takeover literature by comparing target characteristics between financial and strategic buyers in announced European Public-to-Private transactions from 2005 to 2019. We compare PE targets to non-PE targets by conducting a multivariate logistic regression model with a maximum likelihood approach. LÄS MER

  5. 4. SWEDISH BIDDER´S PERFORMANCE FROM TAKEOVERS - A quantitative event study comparing domestic and cross-border targets

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Henrik Molin; Filip Engelholm; [2020-07-01]
    Nyckelord :Swedish takeover market Cross-border acquisition Bidder´s return;

    Sammanfattning : We examine Swedish bidder’s shareholder return on a takeover announcement based on a short-period event study. Further, the bidder return is examined based on whether the target is domestic or cross-border. LÄS MER

  7. 5. LBO Determinants & The Financial Crisis: Evidence from Nordic Public to Private Transactions

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Författare :Jacob Hesslevik; Arjun Iyer; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Financial Sponsors; Leveraged Buyouts; Private Equity; Financial Characteristics; Global Financial Crisis;

    Sammanfattning : The determinants of leveraged buyouts (LBOs) have received a lot of attention in past research after the 1980s LBO boom and mid-2000s takeover wave. This thesis aims to examine the effect of the Great Financial Crisis on the explanatory power of LBO determinants, using 62 Nordic public-to-private transactions from the last two decades. LÄS MER