...Amanda Grossman; Christine Naaman; Najib Sahyoun Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the tempering effect of the presence of a female chief financial officer (CFO) on potentially dominant chief executive officer (CEO) behavior expressed through the overvaluing of acquisition premiums...

...Nicholas Wonder; Claire Lending Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of acquisitions on the number of shareholders of the acquirer (the shareholder base) and relate that effect to the method of payment and the ratio between the target’s and acquirer’s shareholder bases prior...

...Bhavneet Walia; Christopher John Boudreaux Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on hospital mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Design/methodology/approach The authors conduct a systematic review of the literature on hospital M&As to summarize their effects upon...

... only issuance simply by doing it: issuing only senior bonds over a period of time. Dr Ronald Sverdlove can be contacted at: ronald.sverdlove@njit.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Mergers Debt Acquisitions Seniority There are many studies in both the financial...