The information role of advisors in mergers and acquisitions: Evidence from acquirers hiring targets’ ex-advisors

We examine the information role of financial advisors by focusing on mergers and acquisitions in which acquiring firms hire target firms’ ex-advisors. We document that by employing targets’ ex-advisors, acquirers pay lower takeover premiums and secure a larger proportion of merger synergies. The cor...

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Main Authors: Chang, Xin, Shekhar, Chander, Tam, Lewis H.K., Yao, Jiaquan
Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82299
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41180
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English