Table 2

Descriptive statistics

MeanStd. Dev.1st quartileMedian3rd quartile
Panel A: dependent and independent variables
CAR0.00200.0621−0.02520.00060.0265
PCO_OPT0.46150.35430.12500.45450.7333
NCO_OPT4.61763.98591.00004.00007.0000
RCO_OPT−0.00000.3440−0.28830.00840.2542
Panel B: firm characteristics
SIZE7.91142.14026.49287.90589.3755
TA ($mil)28400.8691131142.7569660.34102712.898011795.3110
LEV0.23280.19040.07390.20520.3525
CASH0.14830.16660.03020.08260.2046
TOBINQ2.01361.57651.10861.50012.2547
ROA0.01450.17070.00640.03530.0835
Panel C: corporate governance
CEO_DUALITY0.53070.49910.00001.00001.0000
LNCEO_TENURE1.54740.59971.09861.60941.9459
CEO_TENURE4.64063.60372.00004.00006.0000
LNBOARD_SIZE2.39730.29052.19722.39792.5649
BOARD_SIZE10.47243.46458.000010.000012.0000
BOARD_INDEP0.68240.16800.58330.71430.8000
LNANALYSTS1.99561.00081.38632.07942.7726
NUM_ANALYSTS10.01688.95493.00007.000015.0000
Panel D: deal characteristics
RELATIVESIZE0.19410.36550.01200.05760.1990
ALLCASH0.31250.46350.00000.00001.0000
ALLSTOCK0.14070.34780.00000.00000.0000
RELATEDID0.52950.49920.00001.00001.0000
TENDEROFFER0.06480.24610.00000.00000.0000
COMPETINGBID0.02360.15180.00000.00000.0000

Note(s): This table presents the descriptive statistics for the main dependent and independent variables in Panel A, acquirer-level financial control variables in Panel B, corporate governance in Panel C and deal characteristics in Panel D. We provide variables definitions in the  Appendix

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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