Determinants of partial versus full cross-border acquisitions for Sovereign Wealth Funds

J. Amar (), Mohamed Arouri, G. Dufrénot () and C. Lecourt ()
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J. Amar: Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, GREDEG
G. Dufrénot: Aix-Marseille University (Aix-Marseille School of Economics), CNRS, EHESS
C. Lecourt: Aix-Marseille University (Aix-Marseille School of Economics), CNRS, EHESS

Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2024, vol. 160, issue 2, No 8, 509-539

Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we investigate the determinants of equity shares purchased by Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). Based on the literature of cross-border acquisitions and entry mode choice theory, we shed light on the real drivers of these state-owned funds when they buy small or large stakes in cross-border target firms. Using an original dataset of SWF acquisitions over the period 2000–2015, a Two-Part Fractional Regression Model is estimated to account for both the fractional nature of the dependent variable as well as the separation between the decision to invest and that concerning the share of equity invested. We find that the decision to invest and the decision on the share of equity to be acquired are two distinct processes. We also find that SWFs take the investment decision in cross-border target firms by trying to reduce transaction costs and information asymmetry according to the cross-border acquisition theory, and also by taking the legal and institutional environment of the host country into consideration. However, the fact that they do not hesitate to take large shares or to acquire targeted firms that are considered to be strategic and located in politically unstable countries suggests that their motives may go beyond financial consideration.

Keywords: Sovereign Wealth Funds; Cross-border acquisitions; Entry mode choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F31 G15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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