Alexandrou, George and Gounopoulos, Dimitrios and Thomas, Hardy M (2014) Mergers and acquisitions in shipping. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 61. pp. 212-234. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2013.11.007
Alexandrou, George and Gounopoulos, Dimitrios and Thomas, Hardy M (2014) Mergers and acquisitions in shipping. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 61. pp. 212-234. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2013.11.007
Alexandrou, George and Gounopoulos, Dimitrios and Thomas, Hardy M (2014) Mergers and acquisitions in shipping. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 61. pp. 212-234. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2013.11.007
Abstract
In this comprehensive study of all shipping mergers and acquisitions from 1984 to 2011 we document that the shareholders of both acquirers and targets realise average abnormal gains of 1.2% and 3.3% respectively and both parties gain more from diversifying than focus-increasing deals. Acquirers gain more when paying with stock, in cross-border deals and from taking over public targets. Targets gain more from cross-border and focus-increasing deals. Regulatory interventions, like the EU repeal of exemption from competition and the US Ocean Shipping Reform Act, affect the marginal merger propensity and this propensity differs significantly across regions. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Takeovers; Mergers; Shipping; Abnormal returns; Wealth effects |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications H Social Sciences > HF Commerce |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Essex Business School |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jul 2015 10:23 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 16:50 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/14378 |