Co-opted board and market reactions to acquisition announcements: propensity score matching analysis
| Panel A: mean differences between control and matched groups | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High DPCO_OPT (treated group) | Low DPCO_OPT (control group) | High DNCO_OPT (treated group) | Low DNCO_OPT (control group) | High DRCO_OPT (treated group) | Low DRCO_OPT (control group) | ||||
| Mean | Mean | p-value | Mean | Mean | p-value | Mean | Mean | p-value | |
| SIZE | 7.8237 | 7.8723 | 0.35 | 7.9474 | 8.0030 | 0.30 | 7.7550 | 7.7816 | 0.59 |
| LEV | 0.2327 | 0.2309 | 0.69 | 0.2346 | 0.2343 | 0.96 | 0.2371 | 0.2259 | 0.16 |
| CASH | 0.1503 | 0.1489 | 0.74 | 0.1434 | 0.1432 | 0.96 | 0.1492 | 0.1519 | 0.51 |
| TOBINQ | 1.9102 | 1.9893 | 0.23 | 1.9716 | 1.9534 | 0.64 | 1.9677 | 2.0533 | 0.26 |
| ROA | 0.0124 | 0.0162 | 0.34 | 0.0192 | 0.0195 | 0.93 | 0.0114 | 0.0184 | 0.18 |
| CEO_DUALITY | 0.5271 | 0.5262 | 0.94 | 0.5245 | 0.5120 | 0.35 | 0.5289 | 0.5251 | 0.75 |
| LNCEO_TENURE | 1.5708 | 1.5358 | 0.15 | 1.5450 | 1.5343 | 0.49 | 1.5830 | 1.5611 | 0.13 |
| LNBOARD_SIZE | 2.3956 | 2.4049 | 0.19 | 2.4212 | 2.4283 | 0.31 | 2.3836 | 2.3920 | 0.24 |
| BOARD_INDEP | 0.68611 | 0.6846 | 0.72 | 0.6884 | 0.6901 | 0.71 | 0.6786 | 0.6789 | 0.93 |
| LNANALYSTS | 1.9653 | 2.0024 | 0.12 | 2.0280 | 2.0443 | 0.53 | 1.9263 | 1.9939 | 0.15 |
| RELATIVESIZE | 0.2108 | 0.1959 | 0.11 | 0.2048 | 0.1914 | 0.18 | 0.2155 | 0.1929 | 0.12 |
| ALLCASH | 0.3009 | 0.3277 | 0.20 | 0.2939 | 0.3400 | 0.10 | 0.2955 | 0.3228 | 0.15 |
| ALLSTOCK | 0.1410 | 0.1342 | 0.42 | 0.1566 | 0.1299 | 0.15 | 0.1555 | 0.1384 | 0.14 |
| RELATEDBID | 0.5253 | 0.5293 | 0.74 | 0.5358 | 0.5402 | 0.74 | 0.5324 | 0.5410 | 0.48 |
| TENDEROFFER | 0.0620 | 0.0672 | 0.39 | 0.0607 | 0.0684 | 0.24 | 0.0596 | 0.0629 | 0.57 |
| COMPETINGBID | 0.0172 | 0.0324 | 0.00 | 0.0157 | 0.0336 | 0.00 | 0.0211 | 0.0291 | 0.04 |
| Panel A: mean differences between control and matched groups | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High DPCO_OPT (treated group) | Low DPCO_OPT (control group) | High DNCO_OPT (treated group) | Low DNCO_OPT (control group) | High DRCO_OPT (treated group) | Low DRCO_OPT (control group) | ||||
| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | ||||
| SIZE | 7.8237 | 7.8723 | 0.35 | 7.9474 | 8.0030 | 0.30 | 7.7550 | 7.7816 | 0.59 |
| LEV | 0.2327 | 0.2309 | 0.69 | 0.2346 | 0.2343 | 0.96 | 0.2371 | 0.2259 | 0.16 |
| CASH | 0.1503 | 0.1489 | 0.74 | 0.1434 | 0.1432 | 0.96 | 0.1492 | 0.1519 | 0.51 |
| TOBINQ | 1.9102 | 1.9893 | 0.23 | 1.9716 | 1.9534 | 0.64 | 1.9677 | 2.0533 | 0.26 |
| ROA | 0.0124 | 0.0162 | 0.34 | 0.0192 | 0.0195 | 0.93 | 0.0114 | 0.0184 | 0.18 |
| CEO_DUALITY | 0.5271 | 0.5262 | 0.94 | 0.5245 | 0.5120 | 0.35 | 0.5289 | 0.5251 | 0.75 |
| LNCEO_TENURE | 1.5708 | 1.5358 | 0.15 | 1.5450 | 1.5343 | 0.49 | 1.5830 | 1.5611 | 0.13 |
| LNBOARD_SIZE | 2.3956 | 2.4049 | 0.19 | 2.4212 | 2.4283 | 0.31 | 2.3836 | 2.3920 | 0.24 |
| BOARD_INDEP | 0.68611 | 0.6846 | 0.72 | 0.6884 | 0.6901 | 0.71 | 0.6786 | 0.6789 | 0.93 |
| LNANALYSTS | 1.9653 | 2.0024 | 0.12 | 2.0280 | 2.0443 | 0.53 | 1.9263 | 1.9939 | 0.15 |
| RELATIVESIZE | 0.2108 | 0.1959 | 0.11 | 0.2048 | 0.1914 | 0.18 | 0.2155 | 0.1929 | 0.12 |
| ALLCASH | 0.3009 | 0.3277 | 0.20 | 0.2939 | 0.3400 | 0.10 | 0.2955 | 0.3228 | 0.15 |
| ALLSTOCK | 0.1410 | 0.1342 | 0.42 | 0.1566 | 0.1299 | 0.15 | 0.1555 | 0.1384 | 0.14 |
| RELATEDBID | 0.5253 | 0.5293 | 0.74 | 0.5358 | 0.5402 | 0.74 | 0.5324 | 0.5410 | 0.48 |
| TENDEROFFER | 0.0620 | 0.0672 | 0.39 | 0.0607 | 0.0684 | 0.24 | 0.0596 | 0.0629 | 0.57 |
| COMPETINGBID | 0.0172 | 0.0324 | 0.00 | 0.0157 | 0.0336 | 0.00 | 0.0211 | 0.0291 | 0.04 |
| Panel B: propensity score matching regression results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel A: first stage | Panel B: second stage | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
| DPCO_OPT | DNCO_OPT | DRCO_OPT | CAR | CAR | CAR | |
| PCO_OPT | – | – | – | −0.0068*** | – | – |
| (−2.86) | ||||||
| NCO_OPT | – | – | – | – | −0.0007*** | – |
| (−2.83) | ||||||
| RCO_OPT | – | – | – | – | – | −0.0057** |
| (−2.45) | ||||||
| SIZE | 0.0149*** | 0.0084 | 0.0182*** | −0.0016** | −0.0011 | −0.0010 |
| (3.34) | (1.55) | (4.14) | (−2.36) | (−1.53) | (−1.49) | |
| LEV | 0.0154 | 0.0358 | 0.0152 | 0.0140*** | 0.0150*** | 0.0101** |
| (0.56) | (1.17) | (0.56) | (2.72) | (2.70) | (2.04) | |
| CASH | 0.0337 | 0.0505 | 0.0469 | −0.0147** | −0.0082 | −0.0167*** |
| (0.89) | (1.21) | (1.21) | (−2.40) | (−1.23) | (−2.81) | |
| TOBINQ | −0.0034 | −0.0029 | −0.0031 | 0.0023*** | 0.0024*** | 0.0025*** |
| (−0.81) | (−0.59) | (−0.74) | (3.35) | (3.40) | (4.09) | |
| ROA | 0.0515** | 0.0726*** | 0.0396* | 0.0096* | 0.0148** | 0.0104* |
| (2.46) | (2.73) | (1.89) | (1.77) | (2.43) | (1.94) | |
| CEO_DUALITY | 0.0142 | 0.0065 | 0.0136 | 0.0014 | 0.0018 | 0.0012 |
| (1.35) | (0.54) | (1.30) | (0.82) | (0.98) | (0.70) | |
| LNCEO_TENURE | −0.1874*** | −0.1919*** | −0.2127*** | −0.0023 | −0.0025 | −0.0030* |
| (−16.45) | (−15.17) | (−19.71) | (−1.27) | (−1.36) | (−1.70) | |
| LNBOARD_SIZE | −0.0042 | −0.1562*** | −0.0038 | 0.0021 | 0.0028 | −0.0000 |
| (−0.22) | (−6.62) | (−0.21) | (0.55) | (0.62) | (−0.00) | |
| BOARD_INDEP | 0.0540* | 0.0588* | 0.0444 | −0.0048 | −0.0035 | −0.0034 |
| (1.71) | (1.72) | (1.48) | (−0.82) | (−0.55) | (−0.58) | |
| LNANALYSTS | 0.0227*** | 0.0285*** | 0.0242*** | −0.0029** | −0.0040*** | −0.0034*** |
| (3.79) | (4.28) | (4.20) | (−2.52) | (−3.17) | (−3.04) | |
| RELATIVESIZE | – | – | – | 0.0042* | 0.0021 | 0.0030 |
| (1.86) | (0.86) | (1.36) | ||||
| ALLCASH | – | – | – | 0.0018 | 0.0005 | 0.0033* |
| (0.97) | (0.23) | (1.79) | ||||
| ALLSTOCK | – | – | – | −0.0113*** | −0.0114*** | −0.0109*** |
| (−4.50) | (−4.29) | (−4.55) | ||||
| RELATEDBID | – | – | – | 0.0002 | −0.0003 | 0.0005 |
| (0.12) | (−0.18) | (0.29) | ||||
| TENDEROFFER | – | – | – | −0.0027 | −0.0034 | −0.0052 |
| (−0.81) | (−0.93) | (−1.56) | ||||
| COMPETINGBID | – | – | – | −0.0065 | −0.0064 | −0.0090* |
| (−1.26) | (−1.15) | (−1.79) | ||||
| CONSTANT | 0.0635 | 0.4850*** | 0.3755*** | 0.0696* | 0.0099 | −0.0007 |
| (0.60) | (3.04) | (3.74) | (1.79) | (0.21) | (−0.03) | |
| Year fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Industry fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wald chi square | 949.9656 | 1683.9419 | 904.9965 | 0.0434 | 0.0441 | 0.0407 |
| Pseudo R2/R2 | 0.0773 | 0.1392 | 0.0730 | |||
| N | 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 6,480 | 5,464 | 6,802 |
| Panel B: propensity score matching regression results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel A: first stage | Panel B: second stage | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
| DPCO_OPT | DNCO_OPT | DRCO_OPT | CAR | CAR | CAR | |
| PCO_OPT | – | – | – | −0.0068*** | – | – |
| (−2.86) | ||||||
| NCO_OPT | – | – | – | – | −0.0007*** | – |
| (−2.83) | ||||||
| RCO_OPT | – | – | – | – | – | −0.0057** |
| (−2.45) | ||||||
| SIZE | 0.0149*** | 0.0084 | 0.0182*** | −0.0016** | −0.0011 | −0.0010 |
| (3.34) | (1.55) | (4.14) | (−2.36) | (−1.53) | (−1.49) | |
| LEV | 0.0154 | 0.0358 | 0.0152 | 0.0140*** | 0.0150*** | 0.0101** |
| (0.56) | (1.17) | (0.56) | (2.72) | (2.70) | (2.04) | |
| CASH | 0.0337 | 0.0505 | 0.0469 | −0.0147** | −0.0082 | −0.0167*** |
| (0.89) | (1.21) | (1.21) | (−2.40) | (−1.23) | (−2.81) | |
| TOBINQ | −0.0034 | −0.0029 | −0.0031 | 0.0023*** | 0.0024*** | 0.0025*** |
| (−0.81) | (−0.59) | (−0.74) | (3.35) | (3.40) | (4.09) | |
| ROA | 0.0515** | 0.0726*** | 0.0396* | 0.0096* | 0.0148** | 0.0104* |
| (2.46) | (2.73) | (1.89) | (1.77) | (2.43) | (1.94) | |
| CEO_DUALITY | 0.0142 | 0.0065 | 0.0136 | 0.0014 | 0.0018 | 0.0012 |
| (1.35) | (0.54) | (1.30) | (0.82) | (0.98) | (0.70) | |
| LNCEO_TENURE | −0.1874*** | −0.1919*** | −0.2127*** | −0.0023 | −0.0025 | −0.0030* |
| (−16.45) | (−15.17) | (−19.71) | (−1.27) | (−1.36) | (−1.70) | |
| LNBOARD_SIZE | −0.0042 | −0.1562*** | −0.0038 | 0.0021 | 0.0028 | −0.0000 |
| (−0.22) | (−6.62) | (−0.21) | (0.55) | (0.62) | (−0.00) | |
| BOARD_INDEP | 0.0540* | 0.0588* | 0.0444 | −0.0048 | −0.0035 | −0.0034 |
| (1.71) | (1.72) | (1.48) | (−0.82) | (−0.55) | (−0.58) | |
| LNANALYSTS | 0.0227*** | 0.0285*** | 0.0242*** | −0.0029** | −0.0040*** | −0.0034*** |
| (3.79) | (4.28) | (4.20) | (−2.52) | (−3.17) | (−3.04) | |
| RELATIVESIZE | – | – | – | 0.0042* | 0.0021 | 0.0030 |
| (1.86) | (0.86) | (1.36) | ||||
| ALLCASH | – | – | – | 0.0018 | 0.0005 | 0.0033* |
| (0.97) | (0.23) | (1.79) | ||||
| ALLSTOCK | – | – | – | −0.0113*** | −0.0114*** | −0.0109*** |
| (−4.50) | (−4.29) | (−4.55) | ||||
| RELATEDBID | – | – | – | 0.0002 | −0.0003 | 0.0005 |
| (0.12) | (−0.18) | (0.29) | ||||
| TENDEROFFER | – | – | – | −0.0027 | −0.0034 | −0.0052 |
| (−0.81) | (−0.93) | (−1.56) | ||||
| COMPETINGBID | – | – | – | −0.0065 | −0.0064 | −0.0090* |
| (−1.26) | (−1.15) | (−1.79) | ||||
| CONSTANT | 0.0635 | 0.4850*** | 0.3755*** | 0.0696* | 0.0099 | −0.0007 |
| (0.60) | (3.04) | (3.74) | (1.79) | (0.21) | (−0.03) | |
| Year fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Industry fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wald chi square | 949.9656 | 1683.9419 | 904.9965 | 0.0434 | 0.0441 | 0.0407 |
| Pseudo | 0.0773 | 0.1392 | 0.0730 | |||
| 8,939 | 8,939 | 8,939 | 6,480 | 5,464 | 6,802 | |
Note(s): This table presents the PSM results of co-opted board and acquisition performance with other control variables. Panel A reports the mean differences between the control group and matched group. Panel B reports the regression estimates using these two groups. The superscripts ***, ** and * correspond to statistical significance at the 1%, 5% and 10% levels, respectively. We present the variable definitions in the Appendix
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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