PRE-TENDER OFFER SHARE ACQUISITION STRATEGY IN TAKEOVERS

被引:36
作者
CHOWDHRY, B [1 ]
JEGADEESH, N [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,COLL COMMERCE & BUSINESS ADM,CHAMPAIGN,IL 61820
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10.2307/2331194
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F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
This paper models the strategic pre-tender offer share acquisition problem faced by potential bidders in takeovers. The model provides a rational explanation for the seemingly anomalous empirical evidence that the information about the impending tender offers is not fully conveyed through the potential bidders' pre-tender offer trades and for the evidence that a large fraction of bidders do not hold any target shares prior to launching the tender offers. Additional testable implications are also provided.
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