Merger and acquisition announcements and their effect on returns to shareholders of bidding firms and target firms: Empirical evidence from Malaysia

This study investigates the impact of announcements of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on stock prices of bidding firms and target firms in Malaysia. Using an event-study methodology to examine the market reaction to the announcements, 59 target firs and 26 bidding firms during the period from...

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Main Author:	Al-Sabri, Haithm Mohammed Hamood
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	HG Finance
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/5558/1/s814401_01.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/5558/2/s814401_02.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/5558/
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