 Determinants of Cross Border Merger PremiaRalph Sonenshine and Kara Reynolds No 2012-13, Working Papers from American University, Department of Economics Abstract: Firms have a broad range of rationales for engaging in cross border mergers and other forms of foreign direct investment; while some companies are in search of the cost advantages provided by foreign resources, other firms are primarily interested in gaining access to new markets. Although a significant amount of research has explored the patterns of FDI, little work has been done to assess what influences the value of cross border mergers and, in particular, what determines why some cross-border mergers are expected to result in higher synergies when compared to others. This paper explores what characteristics of a merger are expected to increase the synergies that a firm will accrue from a cross border merger by testing how a variety of factors impact the premiums paid to effectuate a cross border merger. We find that firms are willing to pay a higher premium to obtain greater control over foreign firms, and that this control is even more important in mergers involving firms in emerging markets. We also find that the factors affecting deal premiums in cross border mergers differ based on whether the acquirer has a high or low intangible asset intensity level. Keywords: Cross-Border; Mergers (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:amu:wpaper:2012-13 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Working Papers from American University, Department of Economics |
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