... TALI and SIZE sufficiently models the underlying relation and leads to improvements in the predictive ability of TALI models. Originality/value This study advances a new firm size hypothesis which is consistent with classic M&A theories. The study also evidences market...

...Athanasios Tsagkanos; Evangelos Koumanakos; Antonios Georgopoulos; Costas Siriopoulos Purpose The main purpose of this study is to examine the possibility of prediction of Greek takeover targets that belong to the industrial sector, emphasizing the econometric methodology and the prediction test...