...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...

... Limited 2015 Mergers Debt Acquisitions Seniority When corporations go through mergers and acquisitions, their capital structures usually change. Typically, a firm’s leverage increases after a merger is completed (see Kim and McConnell, 1977 ; Asquith and Kim, 1982 ; Shrieves...