Capital structure and the market for corporate control: the defensive role of debt financing

Article Abstract:

A capital structure theory based on corporate control considerations is presented. The optimal debt level balances a decrease in the probability of acquisition against a higher share of the synergy for the target's shareholders. This leads to the following implications: (i) the probability of firms becoming acquisition targets decreases with their leverage, (ii) acquirers' share of the total equity gain increases with targets' leverage, (iii) when acquisitions are initiated, targets' stock price, targets' debt value, and acquirers' firm value increase, and (iv) during the acquisition, target firms' stock price changes further; the expected change is zero and the variance decreases with targets' debt level. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Models, Management, Debt, Capital

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Corporate takeover bids, methods of payment, and bidding firms' stock returns

Article Abstract:

This study explores the role of the method of payment in explaining common stock returns of bidding firms at the announcement of takeover bids. The results reveal significant differences in the abnormal returns between common stock exchanges and cash offers. The results are independent of the type of takeover bid, i.e., merger or tender offer, and of bid outcomes. These findings, supported by analysis of nonconvertible bonds, are attributed mainly to signalling effects and imply that the inconclusive evidence of earlier studies on takeovers may be due to their failure to control for the method of payment. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Tender offers (Securities), Tender offers

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The Choice of Payment Method in European Mergers and Acquisitions

Article Abstract:

Research on European merger and acquisition data from 1997 to 2000 shows that a bidder's payment choice is affected by the tradeoff between debt financing constraints and corporate governance concerns. Target and deal characteristics are also influential, and discussed in detail.

Europe, Financial management, Methods, Corporate governance, Influence, Comparative analysis, Payment, Company financing

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