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Le score de gouvernance et la performance à court terme des opérations de fusions-acquisitions en France - Governance score and short-term performance of mergers and acquisitions in France

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  • Mohamed Firas Thraya

    (IDRAC Business School, Lyon)

  • Amir Louizi

    (IDRAC Business School, Paris)

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(VF)Les fusions-acquisitions sont considérées comme l’une des plus importantes formes d’investissement. Néanmoins, la réussite financière de ces opérations dépend primordialement d’une vision stratégique qui respecte la règle de la maximisation de la valeur de l’entreprise. Dans une entreprise bien gouvernée, on veille souvent au respect de cette règle. L’objectif de cet article est d’associer le score de gouvernance à la performance à court-terme des entreprises acquéreuses. A partir d’un échantillon de 405 opérations initiées par des entreprises françaises cotées, nous montrons que les entreprises qualifiées d’un bon score réalisent des rentabilités significativement plus élevées lors de l’annonce des fusions-acquisitions. Ce résultat se confirme davantage lorsque nous examinons exclusivement les opérations de diversification. Nos résultats sont robustes au changement de la méthode du calcul du score de gouvernance.(VA) Mergers and acquisitions seem to be one of the most important corporate investment patterns. A successful acquisition depends, however, on strategic vision respecting the rule of maximizing corporate value. In a well-governed firm, we usually ensure compliance with this rule. The objective of this article is to examine the relationship between corporate governance scoring and acquirers’ short-term performance. From a sample of 405 deals made by French listed firms, we show that firms with higher corporate governance score have significantly higher returns during the deal announcement. This result is further confirmed when we examine exclusively diversification transactions. Our results are robust to using alternative score calculation.

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  • Mohamed Firas Thraya & Amir Louizi, 2017. "Le score de gouvernance et la performance à court terme des opérations de fusions-acquisitions en France - Governance score and short-term performance of mergers and acquisitions in France," Revue Finance Contrôle Stratégie, revues.org, vol. 20(4), pages 117-145, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:dij:revfcs:v:20:y:2017:i:4:p:117-145.
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    Keywords

    fusions-acquisitions; score de gouvernance; rentabilité anormale; diversification; mergers and acquisitions; governance score; abnormal return; diversification.;
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    JEL classification:

    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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