Determinants of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions

作者:Erel Isil*; Liao Rose C; Wei**ach Michael S
来源:Journal of Finance, 2012, 67(3): 1045-1082.
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6261.2012.01741.x

摘要

The vast majority of cross-border mergers involve private firms outside of the United States. We analyze a sample of 56,978 cross-border mergers between 1990 and 2007. We find that geography, the quality of accounting disclosure, and bilateral trade increase the likelihood of mergers between two countries. Valuation appears to play a role in motivating mergers: firms in countries whose stock market has increased in value, whose currency has recently appreciated, and that have a relatively high market-to-book value tend to be purchasers, while firms from weaker-performing economies tend to be targets.

  • 出版日期2012-6