An efficiency perspective on the gains from mergers and asset purchases

Sugata Ray and Missaka Warusawitharana
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No 2007-39, Finance and Economics Discussion Series from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Abstract: A simple efficiency-based view states that acquisitions shift assets to more productive owners. This implies that expected returns from acquisitions increase with transaction value. We propose using the sensitivity of abnormal returns to scaled transaction value as a measure of efficiency gains. Using this method, we find that the average acquirer obtains an increase of 3% - 5% in the value of the acquired assets. However, efficiency gains vary sharply across acquirer and deal characteristics. We find statistical significance for interactions of relative value and variables known to affect acquirer normal returns. The inclusion of the interaction term sometimes drives away the significance of the variable of interest. These results suggest that improving productivity via capital reallocation plays an important role in understanding acquirer returns from acquisitions.

Keywords: Consolidation and merger of corporations; Rate of return (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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Journal Article: An Efficiency Perspective on the Gains from Mergers and Asset Purchases (2009)
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