Porter, Joshua and Singh, Harminder 2010, What factors drive takeovers in Australia?, International journal of business and economics, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 87-103.
We examine the relationships between the wealth changes associated with a takeover announcement to distinguish between three major competing motives—synergy, hubris, and agency. Empirical tests indicate that the synergy motive is the predominant explanation for the majority of takeovers in Australia; however, the evidence is consistent with the simultaneous presence of hubris in value-creating takeovers. The evidence also suggests agency, not hubris, is the primary motivation for the takeovers which result in value destruction.
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150299 Banking, Finance and Investment not elsewhere classified
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