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Journal of Financial Economics Vol. 19 No. 2 1987

Target abnormal returns associated with acquisition announcements: Payment, acquisition form, and managerial resistance

Yen-Sheng Huang1,2,3,4; Ralph A. Walkling2,3,4,5

1 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology · 2 National Taiwan University · 3 National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine · 4 The Ohio State University · 5 Drexel University

Abstract

Abnormal returns earned by target firms at the time of initial acquisition announcements are related to form of payment, degree of resistance, and type of offer. Results indicate that interdependence among these characteristics is important. Previous research suggests that tender-offer targets earn higher abnormal returns than merger targets. After controlling for payment method and degree of resistance, however, the difference in abnormal returns between tender offers and mergers is insignificant. Resisted offers are associated with insignificantly higher returns than unresisted offers. Abnormal returns associated with cash offers are significantly higher than those associated with stock offers.

DOI
10.1016/0304-405x(87)90008-0
Volume
19
Issue
2
Pages
329-349
Language
en
Sources
bibtex:phds-export.bib openalex crossref

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