Study on mergers and acquisitions and their corresponding market reaction during the subprime mortgage financial crisis.

• Main Authors: Tan, Joyce Siyi., Teng, Jessie Qiao Ling., Leo, Lynn Ming Juan.
• Other Authors: Tham Tze Minn
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Mergers and acquisitions
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/43697
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) have seen growing importance as many firms utilize this strategy as a means to increase synergy, gain market control or to diversify into other areas. This paper aims to analyse whether a sudden and drastic change in the economic surrounding will impact the acqui...