HOW MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS INCREASE DATA BREACHES: A COMPLEXITY PERSPECTIVE.

Authors: Huigang Liang (AUTHOR) hliang1@memphis.edu, Srinivas, Santhosh (AUTHOR) ssrinivas@vt.edu, Yajiong Xue (AUTHOR) xuey@ecu.edu

Source: MIS Quarterly. Mar2025, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p211-242. 32p. 1 Diagram, 13 Charts, 5 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *Mergers & acquisitions, *Data security failures, *Publicity, *Information storage & retrieval systems, Matching theory

Has Corporate Efficiency Changed Over Time and With Change in Technology? A Stochastic Frontier Approach.

Authors: Chollete, Lorán¹ (AUTHOR), Lu, Ching-Chih² (AUTHOR), Ray, Rina³ (AUTHOR) rina.ray@ucdenver.edu

Source: Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance. Apr2025, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p582-612. 31p.

Subject Terms: *Industrial efficiency, *Mergers & acquisitions, *Capital structure, *Great Recession, 2008-2013, *Intangible property

Merger-Driven Listing Dynamics.

Authors: Eckbo, B. Espen¹ (AUTHOR) b.espen.eckbo@dartmouth.edu, Lithell, Markus² (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis. Feb2025, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p209-257. 49p.

Subject Terms: *Business enterprises, *Mergers & acquisitions, *Government ownership, *Listing of securities

Cost‐benefit trade‐offs in acquirers' goodwill valuations.

Authors: Koonce, Lisa¹ (AUTHOR), Toynbee, Sara¹ (AUTHOR), White, Brian J.² (AUTHOR) bjw235@cornell.edu

Source: Contemporary Accounting Research. Mar2025, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p553-575. 23p.

Subject Terms: *Mergers & acquisitions, *Intangible property, *Valuation, *Cost, Discretion

Retaining the Best of Your Culture Amid Organizational Change.

Authors: NEWTON, REBECCA (AUTHOR)

Source: Harvard Business Review. Winter2024 Special Issue, p75-77. 3p. 1 Color Photograph.

Subject Terms: *Corporate culture, *Mergers & acquisitions, *Organizational change, *Employee attitudes, *Executives

The Forgotten Anti-Monopoly Law: The Second Half of Clayton Act Section 7.

Authors: Lande, Robert H.¹, Newman, John M.², Slaughter, Rebecca Kelly³

Source: Texas Law Review. Mar2025, Vol. 103 Issue 4, p785-846. 62p.

Subject Terms: *Mergers & acquisitions law, *Antitrust law, *Mergers & acquisitions, Legal judgments, Textualism (Legal interpretation), Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914

A Better Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions.

Source: Harvard Business Review. May/Jun2024, Vol. 102 Issue 3, p19-23. 4p. 2 Color Photographs.

Subject Terms: *Mergers & acquisitions, *Business planning, *Due diligence, *Post-acquisition integration (Mergers)

People: Harding, David

THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO SELL AND GROW FRANCHISES.

Authors: HARPER, AARON (AUTHOR)

Source: Entrepreneur. May/Jun2024, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p90-96. 6p. 2 Cartoon or Caricatures.

Subject Terms: *Businesspeople, *Mergers & acquisitions, *Business enterprises, National Labor Relations Act (U.S.)

Do Classified Boards Deter Takeovers? Evidence from Merger Waves.

Authors: John, Kose¹ (AUTHOR) kjohn@stern.nyu.edu, Kadyrzhanova, Dalida² (AUTHOR) dalida.kadyrzhanova@frb.gov, Lee, Sangho³ (AUTHOR) sanghol@cpp.edu

Source: Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis. Mar2024, Vol. 59 Issue 2, p759-795. 37p.

Subject Terms: *Mergers & acquisitions, *Boards of directors, *Antitakeover strategies, *Buyouts, *Target companies, *Tender offers, Selection & appointment of corporate directors

EPS Sensitivity and Mergers.

Authors: Dasgupta, Sudipto¹ (AUTHOR) s.dasgupta@cuhk.edu.hk, Harford, Jarrad² (AUTHOR) jarrad@uw.edu, Ma, Fangyuan³ (AUTHOR) fangyuanma@phbs.pku.edu.cn

Source: Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis. Mar2024, Vol. 59 Issue 2, p521-556. 36p.

Subject Terms: *Mergers & acquisitions, *Earnings per share, *Post-acquisition integration (Mergers), *Buyouts, *Financial management

Taking Over the Size Effect: Asset Pricing Implications of Merger Activity.

Authors: Easterwood, Sara¹ (AUTHOR) saraeast@vt.edu, Netter, Jeffry² (AUTHOR) jnetter@uga.edu, Paye, Bradley¹ (AUTHOR) bpaye@vt.edu, Stegemoller, Michael³ (AUTHOR) Michael_Stegemoller@baylor.edu

Source: Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis. Mar2024, Vol. 59 Issue 2, p690-726. 37p.

Subject Terms: *Mergers & acquisitions, *Business size, *Capital assets pricing model, *Target companies, *Business announcements, *Expected returns

Seller Debt in Acquisitions of Private Firms: A Security Design Approach.

Authors: Jansen, Mark¹ (AUTHOR) mark.jansen@utah.edu, Phalippou, Ludovic² (AUTHOR), Noe, Thomas² (AUTHOR)

Source: Review of Financial Studies. Feb2024, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p507-548. 42p.

Subject Terms: *Private companies, *Mergers & acquisitions, *Value (Economics), *Debt, *Assets (Accounting)

Dose digital services trade openness impact cross-border mergers and acquisitions? Evidence from China.

Authors: Zhao, Chunming¹ (AUTHOR), Zou, Huiyuan¹ (AUTHOR) huiyuan_zou@163.com, Liu, Shanshan¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Applied Economics Letters. Apr2025, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *Mergers & acquisitions, *Financial market reaction, *Free trade, *Risk management in business, Digital technology, China-United States relations

Geographic Terms: China

ESG rating disagreement, takeover activities and firm performance: double/debiased machine learning approach.

Authors: Gaoli, Hao^1,2 (AUTHOR), Shan, Wenhui¹ (AUTHOR) shanwh@lsu.edu.cn, Yang, Qing² (AUTHOR), Lv, Xiaoping² (AUTHOR)

Source: Applied Economics Letters. Apr2025, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *Environmental, social, & governance factors, *Mergers & acquisitions, *Organizational performance, *Buyouts, Machine learning, Green behavior

Multiple large shareholders and M&A quality: evidence from China.

Authors: Yu, Xiaohong¹ (AUTHOR), Lyu, Bo¹ (AUTHOR), Li, Jingjing¹ (AUTHOR) jingjingli@hit.edu.cn, Xu, Ming¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Applied Economics. Apr2025, Vol. 57 Issue 18, p2267-2280. 14p.

Subject Terms: *Minority stockholders, *Mergers & acquisitions, *Related party transactions, *Stockholders, *Goodwill (Commerce), *Valuation

Geographic Terms: China

Directors and officers liability insurance and the wealth effect of M&A announcements.

Authors: Nguyen, Thi Bao Ngoc¹ (AUTHOR), Lin, Li-Feng² (AUTHOR) lfln9601@gmail.com, Chin, Li-Cheng³ (AUTHOR), Hsieh, Min-Der⁴ (AUTHOR)

Source: Applied Economics. Feb2025, Vol. 57 Issue 10, p1025-1041. 17p.

Subject Terms: *Mergers & acquisitions, *Moral hazard, *Executives' liability insurance, *Corporate governance, *Insurance, *Stockholders

Drivers of Merger and Acquisition Activities in Vietnam: Insights from Targets' Perspectives and Deal Characteristics.

Authors: Bui, Khoa¹ (AUTHOR), Le, Tu^2,3 (AUTHOR) tuldq@uel.edu.vn, Ngo, Thanh^3,4,5 (AUTHOR) t.ngo@massey.ac.nz

Source: International Journal of Financial Studies. Mar2025, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p19. 20p.

Subject Terms: *Mergers & acquisitions, *Stockholder wealth, *Investors, *Corporate governance, *Boards of directors

Acquiring innovation – Do Chinese acquisitions in developed countries spur innovation at home?

Authors: Spatareanu, Mariana¹ (AUTHOR) marianas@andromeda.rutgers.edu

Source: Journal of International Trade & Economic Development. Mar2025, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p240-258. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Mergers & acquisitions, *High technology industries, Developed countries, Western countries, Chinese corporations

Capital misallocation in mergers and acquisitions.

Authors: Guo, Wenting^1,2 (AUTHOR) wentingg_wt@163.com, Chen, Jiwei³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Applied Economics. Mar2025, p1-15. 15p.

Subject Terms: *Mergers & acquisitions, *High technology industries, Intrinsic motivation, Target acquisition, Heterogeneity

The fiscal effects of cross-prefectural border municipal mergers: evidence from Japan using the synthetic control method.

Authors: Hirota, Haruaki¹ (AUTHOR) hirota@cc.musashi.ac.jp

Source: Applied Economics Letters. Mar2025, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p863-869. 7p.

Subject Terms: *Mergers & acquisitions, *Cost, Social belonging