Review of the Literature on Merger Waves

Sangjun Cho and Chune Young Chung ()
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Sangjun Cho: School of Business Administration, College of Business and Economics, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea
Chune Young Chung: School of Business Administration, College of Business and Economics, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea

JRFM, 2022, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-21

Abstract: Over the past few decades, the rapid growth of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) has received interest from academics and practitioners. While M&As continue to be the subject of thorough investigation from a corporate governance standpoint, comparatively less effort has been made to organize and link empirical findings with neoclassical economic theories. Herein, we explore monumental studies from several strands of M&A literature, emphasizing the motives and outcomes of horizontal M&As in the US market.

Keywords: M&A; takeovers; firm performance; merger waves; sharing economy; cross-border acquisitions; innovations; R&D; post-merger performance; agency conflict; anti-takeover provisions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C E F2 F3 G (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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