Mergers and Acquisitions in the Energy Sector
The Impact of Synergy Disclosures on Shareholder Wealth and Operating Performance
©2013
Thesis
XVIII,
109 Pages
Series:
Corporate Finance and Governance, Volume 14
Summary
The study analyzes the impact of voluntary synergy disclosures at the M&A announcement on M&A transactions in the European as well as in the US energy sector. Thereby, not only is the capital market perspective considered on both a long- and short-term horizon, but the operational point of view is also taken into account. The author shows, while utilizing the event study methodology, that capital markets attribute increased returns to those M&A transactions which expect synergy gains for both the US and European market. As the post-merger accounting study confirms the realization of these announced synergy gains, it may be inferred that capital markets do not overreact and management boards are not overconfident in realizing merger gains.
Details
- Pages
- XVIII, 109
- Publication Year
- 2013
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9783653035759
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9783631645215
- DOI
- 10.3726/978-3-653-03575-9
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2013 (November)
- Keywords
- Voluntary Disclosure Announcement Returns Post-Merger Operating Performance
- Published
- Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2013. XVIII, 109 pp., 30 tables, 4 graphs