LEGAL ENVIRONMENT, INTERNALIZATION, AND U.S. ACQUIRER GAINS IN FOREIGN TAKEOVERS

Christos Pantzalis, Jung Chul Park and Ninon K. Sutton

Journal of Financial Research, 2008, vol. 31, issue 2, 167-191

Abstract: In examining takeovers of foreign targets by U.S. firms, we investigate the effect of the target country's legal environment on acquiring firm value. Our results indicate that acquirers of target firms located in civil law countries experience significant positive abnormal returns, especially when the acquirer possesses a high level of intangibles. Furthermore, we find that acquirers with high levels of intangibles are more likely to acquire target firms in civil law countries. These findings suggest that the transfer of intangibles overseas provides relatively larger efficiency benefits for multinational corporations in cases where the alternative, contracting in external markets, is more difficult.

Date: 2008
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