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The Equity Wealth Effects of Method of Payment in Takeover Bids for Privately Held Firms

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  • Raymond da Silva Rosa

    (UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009.)

  • Robin Limmack

    (Department of Accounting, Finance & Law, Finance & Law, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland.)

  • Supriadi

    (UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009.)

  • David Woodliff

    (UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009.)

Abstract

In takeover bids for unlisted firms, the typically more closely-knit target shareholders have the bargaining power and incentives to force the bidder's managers to disclose their private information about the value of their firm's shares. The acceptance of share-based offers by private-target shareholders thus conveys favourable information about the net present value of the takeover, unlike the case in share-based bids for listed targets. We document that successful bids for private targets are associated with significantly positive abnormal returns to bidders over the announcement period, a result that diverges from findings based on bids for public targets. Contrary to Chang (1998), share-based bids for Australian private targets are not associated with higher abnormal returns to bidders. Most bids by listed companies for private companies are cash-based and generate a positive return. Our results are consistent with the explanation that lower competition for private targets allows acquirers to capture more of the economic rent from takeovers by offering cash bids.

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  • Raymond da Silva Rosa & Robin Limmack & Supriadi & David Woodliff, 2004. "The Equity Wealth Effects of Method of Payment in Takeover Bids for Privately Held Firms," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 29(1_suppl), pages 93-110, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ausman:v:29:y:2004:i:1_suppl:p:93-110
    DOI: 10.1177/031289620402901S04
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