Tag Archives: acquisitions

Reasons and Consequences of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions

By | November 24, 2022

One of the most consequential events in any firm’s lifetime is a major acquisition. Because of their importance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have been researched extensively. The vast majority of research and survey papers have focused on domestic deals. However, cross-border M&A constitutes about 30% of the total number and 37% of the total volume… Read More »

Disclosure, Firm Growth, and the JOBS Act

By | July 28, 2021

Financing investment in future growth is an important motivation for firms to go public. Newly public firms fund investments mainly through public equity, and facilitate growth by building new capacity through capital expenditure(capex) and innovation, as well as by acquiring the assets of other firms. There is a longstanding policy debate on whether lowering the disclosure burden on public firms through regulation can facilitate such… Read More »

M&A Role in the VC Ecosystem: A View on Possible Antitrust Implications

By | July 2, 2021

Several proposals in the House and Senate are aimed at substantially curbing M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) activity as part of changes focused on antitrust. In a recent study, titled “Mergers, Antitrust, and the Interplay of Entrepreneurial Activity and the Investments That Fund it”, we shed light on the possible implications to startup-driven innovation, in general,… Read More »