Ahmad Ismail

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First Name:	Ahmad
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Last Name:	Ismail
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RePEc Short-ID:	pis116
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	Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
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Affiliation

School of Business
American University of Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon
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Citations

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Articles

1. Ang, James S. & Daher, Mai M. & Ismail, Ahmad K., 2019. "How do firms value debt capacity? Evidence from mergers and acquisitions," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 98(C), pages 95-107.

   Cited by:

   1. Mona Yaghoubi & Michael O’Connor Keefe, 2018. "The Influence of Investment Volatility on Capital Structure and Cash Holdings," Working Papers in Economics 18/20, University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance.
      • Mona Yaghoubi & Michael O’Connor Keefe, 2019. "The Influence of Investment Volatility on Capital Structure and Cash Holdings," Working Papers in Economics 19/11, University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance.
   2. Ismail, Ahmad & Mavis, Christos P., 2022. "A new method for measuring CEO overconfidence: Evidence from acquisitions," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).
   3. Blomkvist, Magnus & Felixson, Karl & Löflund, Anders & Vyas, Hitesh, 2022. "Strategic underleveraging and acquisitions," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).

2. Ismail, Ahmad & Khalil, Samer & Safieddine, Assem & Titman, Sheridan, 2019. "Smart investments by smart money: Evidence from acquirers' projected synergies," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 343-363.

   Cited by:

   1. Chemmanur, Thomas J. & Hu, Gang & Wei, K.C. John, 2021. "The role of institutional investors in corporate and entrepreneurial finance," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 66(C).
   2. Ismail, Ahmad & Mavis, Christos P., 2022. "A new method for measuring CEO overconfidence: Evidence from acquisitions," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).

3. Daher, Mai M. & Ismail, Ahmad K., 2018. "Debt covenants and corporate acquisitions," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 174-201.

   Cited by:

   1. Sandrine Docgne, 2022. "Bond covenants and investment policy," Journal of Financial Research, Southern Finance Association;Southwestern Finance Association, vol. 45(3), pages 551-578, September.
   2. Nuru M. Ahmed & Jianfeng Wu, 2021. "Diversifying or Focused Acquisition? The Influence of CEOs Temporal Focus on Corporate Acquisition Target Choice and the Moderating Role of Corporate Governance," International Journal of Science and Business, IJSAB International, vol. 5(4), pages 80-104.
   3. Ambrocio, Gene & Colak, Gonul & Hasan, Iftekhar, 2022. "Commitment or constraint? The effect of loan covenants on merger and acquisition activity," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 47(PB).
   4. Surendranath Rakesh Jory & Thanh Ngo & Ca Nguyen, 2021. "Debt covenants and asset versus equity acquisitions," Journal of Financial Research, Southern Finance Association;Southwestern Finance Association, vol. 44(1), pages 145-177, April.
   5. Alexandridis, George & Antypas, Nikolaos & Gulnur, Arman & Visvikis, Ilias, 2020. "Corporate financial leverage and M&As choices: Evidence from the shipping industry," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
   6. Cao, Mengyi & Xia, Qing, 2021. "Trust and use of covenants," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 57(C).
   7. Akdoğu, Evrim & Paukowits, Aysun Alp & Celikyurt, Ugur, 2023. "Bondholder governance, takeover likelihood, and division of gains," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).

4. Abdallah, Abed Al-Nasser & Ismail, Ahmad K., 2017. "Corporate governance practices, ownership structure, and corporate performance in the GCC countries," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 98-115.

   Cited by:

   1. Pornanong Budsaratragoon & Boonlert Jitmaneeroj, 2021. "Corporate Sustainability and Stock Value in Asian–Pacific Emerging Markets: Synergies or Tradeoffs among ESG Factors?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-25, June.
   2. Al-Shboul, Mohammad & Alsharari, Nizar, 2019. "The dynamic behavior of evolving efficiency: Evidence from the UAE stock markets," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 119-135.
   3. Emmanuel Iatridis, George, 2018. "Accounting discretion and executive cash compensation: An empirical investigation of corporate governance, credit ratings and firm value," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 55(C), pages 29-49.
   4. Ozili, Peterson K & Uadiale, Olayinka, 2017. "Ownership Concentration and Bank Profitability," MPRA Paper 102571, University Library of Munich, Germany.
   5. Prianto Budi Saptono & Gustofan Mahmud & Intan Pratiwi & Dwi Purwanto & Ismail Khozen & Muhamad Akbar Aditama & Siti Khodijah & Maria Eurelia Wayan & Rina Yuliastuty Asmara & Ferry Jie, 2023. "Development of Climate-Related Disclosure Indicators for Application in Indonesia: A Delphi Method Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-25, July.
   6. Chih‐Chun Chen & Chun‐Da Chen & Donald Lien, 2020. "Financial distress prediction model: The effects of corporate governance indicators," Journal of Forecasting, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 39(8), pages 1238-1252, December.
   7. Wenxiu Tang & Bing Zhou & Chuan Lin & Weiwei Chen, 2021. "Does the threshold of information disclosure improve corporate governance? Evidence from China," Electronic Commerce Research, Springer, vol. 21(3), pages 747-765, September.
   8. Xiaoteng Ma & Ziyu Tang & Dan Wang & Hao Gao, 2020. "The Influence of Risk Culture on the Performance of International Joint-Venture Securities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-21, March.
   9. Shah, Muhammad Hashim & Xiao, Zuoping & Abdullah, & Quresh, Shakir & Ahmad, Mushtaq, 2020. "Internal pyramid structure, contract enforcement, minority investor protection, and firms’ performance: Evidence from emerging economies," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 52(C).
   10. Othman Hel Al-Dhaimesh, 2020. "Ownership Structure as One of the Corporate Governance Tools and Banking Risks," International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), vol. 0(4), pages 60-69.
   11. Harman Preet Singh & Hilal Nafil Alhulail, 2023. "Information Technology Governance and Corporate Boards’ Relationship with Companies’ Performance and Earnings Management: A Longitudinal Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-24, April.
   12. Blessing Makwambeni & Brighton Matsika, 2022. "Toward Symmetry: An Assessment of Stockholder Communication Practices in South Africa," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(3), pages 21582440221, August.
   13. Hussein Ahmad Bataineh & Sulaiman Salim Al Harthy & Raqiya Ali Al Balushi, 2021. "The Relationship Between Corporate Governance Practices and Financial Performance: Evidence from Amman Stock Exchange," Journal of Finance and Investment Analysis, SCIENPRESS Ltd, vol. 10(1), pages 1-4.
   14. Nizar Yousef Ahmed Naim & Nora Azureen Abdul Rahman, 2023. "The Effects of Internal Governance Factors on Lending Portfolio Composition in Islamic Banks," IJFS, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-16, June.
   15. Marwan Mansour & Hamzeh Al Amosh & Ahmad Yuosef Alodat & Saleh F. A. Khatib & Mohammed W. A. Saleh, 2022. "The Relationship between Corporate Governance Quality and Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Capital Structure," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-25, August.
   16. Rezvan Pourmansouri & Amir Mehdiabadi & Vahid Shahabi & Cristi Spulbar & Ramona Birau, 2022. "An Investigation of the Link between Major Shareholders’ Behavior and Corporate Governance Performance before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of the Companies Listed on the Iranian Stock," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-30, April.
   17. Nila Firdausi Nuzula & Chitra Sriyani De Silva Lokuwaduge, 2017. "Do ownership structures really matter? A study of companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange," Asia-Pacific Development Journal, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), vol. 24(1), pages 55-82, June.
   18. Gholamreza Zandi & Jaspal Singh & Shafi Mohamad & Syed Ehsanullah, 2020. "Ownership Structure and Firm Performance," International Journal of Financial Research, International Journal of Financial Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 11(2), pages 293-300, April.
   19. Hana Bawazir & Anis Khayati & Fatema AbdulMajeed, 2021. "Corporate governance and the performance of non-financial firms: the case of Oman," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 8(4), pages 595-609, June.
   20. Imad Jabbouri & Rachid Jabbouri, 2021. "Ownership identity and firm performance: Pre‐ and post‐crisis evidence from an African emerging market," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(4), pages 5963-5976, October.
   21. MUNTHER Al-Nimer, 2019. "Effect Of Corporate Governance Rules On Voluntary Disclosure In Jordanian Corporations Listed With The Amman Stock Exchange (Ase): (An Empirical Study)," Studies in Business and Economics, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 14(1), pages 154-168, April.
   22. Al-ahdal, Waleed M. & Alsamhi, Mohammed H. & Tabash, Mosab I. & Farhan, Najib H.S., 2020. "The impact of corporate governance on financial performance of Indian and GCC listed firms: An empirical investigation," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 51(C).
   23. Muath Abdelqader & Khalil Nimer & Tamer K. Darwish, 2021. "IFRS compliance in GCC countries: Do corporate governance mechanisms make a difference?," International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 18(4), pages 411-425, December.
   24. Zhou, Mengling & Li, Kexin & Chen, Zhongfei, 2021. "Corporate governance quality and financial leverage: Evidence from China," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 73(C).
   25. Muddassar Sarfraz & Syed Ghulam Meran Shah & Larisa Ivascu & Muhammad Asim Ali Qureshi, 2022. "Explicating the impact of hierarchical CEO succession on small‐medium enterprises' performance and cash holdings," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 27(2), pages 2600-2614, April.
   26. Jim-Yuh Huang & Kao-Yi Shen & Joseph C.P. Shieh & Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng, 2019. "Strengthen Financial Holding Companies’ Business Sustainability by Using a Hybrid Corporate Governance Evaluation Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-27, January.
   27. Ahmed Hassanein & Jamal Ali Al-Khasawneh & Hany Elzahar, 2022. "R&D expenditure and managerial ownership: evidence from firms of high-vs-low R&D intensity," Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 21(3), pages 654-672, January.
   28. Zhipeng Zang & Qiwei Zhu & Helena Mogorrón-Guerrero, 2019. "How Does R&D Investment Affect the Financial Performance of Cultural and Creative Enterprises? The Moderating Effect of Actual Controller," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-19, January.
   29. Waseem, Fareeha, 2023. "Impact of Managerial Entrenchment on Firm Performance," OSF Preprints hmuab, Center for Open Science.
   30. Marwa Elnahass & Mohamed Marie & Mohammed Elgammal, 2022. "Terrorist attacks and bank financial stability: evidence from MENA economies," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 59(1), pages 383-427, July.
   31. Yaseen Al-Janadi, 2021. "Ownership Structure and Firm Performance in the Middle East: A Meta-Analysis," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-23, December.
   32. Marghoob Enam & Syed Noorul Shajar & Niladri Das, 2023. "Non-Monotonic Relationship between Corporate Governance and Banks’ Operating Performance—The Moderating Role of CEO Duality: Evidence from Selected Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-16, March.
   33. Jitao Hu & Longying Hu & Mingzhu Hu & Antony Dnes, 2023. "Entrepreneurial human capital, equity concentration and firm performance: Evidence from companies listed on China's Growth Enterprise Market," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 44(1), pages 187-196, January.
   34. Martínez-García, Irma & Basco, Rodrigo & Gómez-Ansón, Silvia, 2021. "Dancing with giants: Contextualizing state and family ownership effects on firm performance in the Gulf Cooperation Council," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 12(4).
   35. NAKABAYASHI, Masaki, 2016. "Self-fulfilling Distortion and Ownership Structure: Market Discipline and Owner fs Dominance at the Dawn of the Japanese Capitalism," ISS Discussion Paper Series (series F) f181, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo, revised 05 Feb 2018.
   36. Yusheng Kong & Takuriramunashe Famba & Grace Chituku-Dzimiro & Huaping Sun & Ophias Kurauone, 2020. "Corporate Governance Mechanisms, Ownership and Firm Value: Evidence from Listed Chinese Firms," IJFS, MDPI, vol. 8(2), pages 1-26, April.
   37. Emmanuel Mamatzakis & Bingrun Xu, 2021. "Does ownership structure affect performance? Evidence from Chinese mutual funds," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 56(4), pages 1399-1435, May.
   38. Shakri, Irfan Haider & Yong, Jaime & Xiang, Erwei, 2022. "Does compliance with corporate governance increase profitability? Evidence from an emerging economy: Pakistan," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 53(C).
   39. Akbar, Muhammad & Hussain, Shahzad & Ahmad, Tanveer & Hassan, Shoib, 2020. "Corporate Governance and Firm Performance in Pakistan: Dynamic Panel Estimation," CAFE Working Papers 6, Centre for Accountancy, Finance and Economics (CAFE), Birmingham City Business School, Birmingham City University.
   40. Waleed M. Al-ahdal & Faozi A. Almaqtari & Mosab I. Tabash & Abdulwahid Abdullah Hashed & Ali T. Yahya, 2023. "Corporate Governance Practices and Firm Performance in Emerging Markets: Empirical Insights from India and Gulf Countries," Vision, , vol. 27(4), pages 526-537, August.
   41. Anita Mirchandani & Namrata Gupta, 2018. "Impact of Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance on the Performance: A Case of Selected Banks in UAE," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 8(3), pages 197-206.
   42. Nakabayashi, Masaki, 2019. "Ownership structure and market efficiency," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 189-212.

5. Ang, James S. & Ismail, Ahmad K., 2015. "What premiums do target shareholders expect? Explaining negative returns upon offer announcements," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 245-256.

   Cited by:

   1. Marks, Joseph M. & Musumeci, Jim, 2017. "Misspecification in event studies," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 333-341.
   2. Ismail, Ahmad & Mavis, Christos P., 2022. "A new method for measuring CEO overconfidence: Evidence from acquisitions," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).
   3. Wang, Ying & Lahr, Henry, 2017. "Takeover law to protect shareholders: Increasing efficiency or merely redistributing gains?," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 288-315.
      • Ying Wang & Henry Lahr, 2016. "Takeover Law to Protect Shareholders: Increasing Efficiency or Merely Redistributing Gains?," Working Papers wp486, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.
   4. Smith, Garrett C. & Coy, Jeffrey M. & Spieler, Andrew C., 2019. "Cross-border transactions, mergers and the inconsistency of international reference points," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Elsevier, vol. 22(C), pages 14-21.

6. Ahmad Ismail & Abed A. Abdallah, 2013. "Acquirer's return and the choice of acquisition targets: does acquisition experience matter?," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(26), pages 3770-3777, September.

   Cited by:

   1. Shaomeng Li & Guy S. Liu & Andros Gregoriou, 2021. "Do more mergers and acquisitions create value for shareholders?," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 56(2), pages 755-787, February.
   2. Schriber, Svante & Degischer, Daniel, 2020. "Disentangling acquisition experience: A multilevel analysis and future research agenda," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 36(2).

7. Abdallah, Abed AL-Nasser & Abdallah, Wissam & Ismail, Ahmad, 2012. "Do accounting standards matter to financial analysts? An empirical analysis of the effect of cross-listing from different accounting standards regimes on analyst following and forecast error," The International Journal of Accounting, Elsevier, vol. 47(2), pages 168-197.

   Cited by:

   1. Iatridis, George Emmanuel, 2016. "Financial reporting language in financial statements: Does pessimism restrict the potential for managerial opportunism?," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 1-17.
   2. Ghadhab, Imen & M’rad, Mouna, 2018. "Does US cross-listing come with incremental benefit for already UK cross-listed firms," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 188-204.
   3. Ferhat D. Zengul & Nurettin Oner & James D. Byrd & Arline Savage, 2021. "Revealing Research Themes and Trends in 30 Top‐ranking Accounting Journals: A Text‐mining Approach," Abacus, Accounting Foundation, University of Sydney, vol. 57(3), pages 468-501, September.
   4. Ghadhab, Imen, 2021. "Cross-listing and the alignment between short and long-run performance," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).
   5. Abdallah, Abed AL-Nasser & Abdallah, Wissam, 2017. "Does cross-listing increase managers' propensity to listen to the market in M&A deals?," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 97-120.
   6. Abdallah, Abed AL-Nasser & Abdallah, Wissam, 2019. "Does cross-listing in the US improve investment efficiency? Evidence from UK firms," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 72(C), pages 215-231.
   7. Abed Al-Nasser Abdallah & Wissam Abdallah & Feras M. Salama, 2018. "The Market Reaction to the Adoption of IFRS in the European Insurance Industry," The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, Palgrave Macmillan;The Geneva Association, vol. 43(4), pages 653-703, October.
   8. Hassan, Omaima A.G. & Skinner, Frank S., 2016. "Analyst coverage: Does the listing location really matter?," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 227-236.

8. Ahmad Ismail, 2011. "Does the Management's Forecast of Merger Synergies Explain the Premium Paid, the Method of Payment, and Merger Motives?," Financial Management, Financial Management Association International, vol. 40(4), pages 879-910, December.

   Cited by:

   1. Ismail, Ahmad & Mavis, Christos P., 2022. "A new method for measuring CEO overconfidence: Evidence from acquisitions," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).
   2. Inga Chira & Luis Garcia-Feijoo & Jeff Madura, 2019. "Use of reference point theory to explain the price paid for private targets," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 53(2), pages 465-491, August.
   3. Baldi, Francesco & Salvi, Antonio, 2022. "Disentangling acquisition premia: Evidence from the global market for corporate control," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 48(C).
   4. Ismail, Ahmad & Khalil, Samer & Safieddine, Assem & Titman, Sheridan, 2019. "Smart investments by smart money: Evidence from acquirers' projected synergies," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 343-363.
   5. Stephen P. Ferris & Reza Houston & David Javakhadze, 2016. "Friends in the Right Places: The Effect of Political Connections on Corporate Merger Activity," NFI Working Papers 2016-WP-01, Indiana State University, Scott College of Business, Networks Financial Institute.
   6. Dutordoir, Marie & Roosenboom, Peter & Vasconcelos, Manuel, 2014. "Synergy disclosures in mergers and acquisitions," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 31(C), pages 88-100.
   7. Frederick Dongchuhl Oh & Junghum Park, 2022. "Managerial incentives and the medium of exchange in takeovers," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 43(8), pages 4077-4086, December.
   8. Ferris, Stephen P. & Houston, Reza & Javakhadze, David, 2016. "Friends in the right places: The effect of political connections on corporate merger activity," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 81-102.

9. Ismail, Ahmad & Krause, Andreas, 2010. "Determinants of the method of payment in mergers and acquisitions," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 50(4), pages 471-484, November.

   Cited by:

   1. Gu, Lulu & Reed, W. Robert, 2016. "Does financing of Chinese mergers and acquisitions have “Chinese characteristics”?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 139(C), pages 11-14.
      • Lulu Gu & W. Robert Reed, 2015. "Does Financing of Chinese Mergers and Acquisitions Have “Chinese Characteristics”?," Working Papers in Economics 15/12, University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance.
      • Lulu Gu & W. Robert Reed, 2015. "Does Financing of Chinese Mergers and Acquisitions Have “Chinese Characteristics”?," Working Papers in Economics 15/17, University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance.
   2. Hubert de La Bruslerie, 2015. "Analysts' forecast revisions and informativeness of the acquirer's stock after M&A transactions," Post-Print hal-01505385, HAL.
   3. Nils Patschureck & Friedrich Sommer & Arnt Wöhrmann, 2015. "Contract design as a risk management tool in corporate acquisitions: theoretical foundations and empirical evidence," Journal of Management Control: Zeitschrift für Planung und Unternehmenssteuerung, Springer, vol. 26(4), pages 279-316, October.
   4. Yue Gu & Shenglin Ben & Jiamin Lv, 2022. "Peer Effect in Merger and Acquisition Activities and Its Impact on Corporate Sustainable Development: Evidence from China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-20, March.
   5. Yiping Liu & Danqing Ma, 2018. "Research on the Correlation between Payment Methods of M&A and M&A Performance of Listed Company," International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(6), pages 90-96, June.
   6. Scheuering, Uwe, 2014. "M&A and the tax benefits of debt-financing," ZEW Discussion Papers 14-019, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
      • Scheuering, Uwe, 2013. "M&A and the Tax Benefits of Debt Financing," VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order 79817, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
   7. Fischer, Mario, 2017. "The source of financing in mergers and acquisitions," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 227-239.
   8. Fomin, M., 2016. "Business cycles and acquisition policy: Analysis of M&A deals of metallurgical companies," Working Papers 6441, Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University.

10. Dbouk, Wassim & Ismail, Ahmad, 2010. "Corporate governance and long run performance of seasoned equity issuers," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 20(4-5), pages 159-177, December.

    Cited by:

    1. Haman, Janto & Chalmers, Keryn & Fang, Victor, 2017. "IPO lockups, long run returns, and growth opportunities," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 184-199.
    2. Huang, Kuo-Cheng & Wang, Yu-Chun, 2023. "How do investors underreact to seasoned equity offerings? Evidence from Taiwan's corporate governance evaluation," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).

11. Ahmad Ismail, 2010. "Are good financial advisors really good? The performance of investment banks in the M&A market," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 35(4), pages 411-429, November.

    Cited by:

    1. Leledakis, George & Mamatzakis, Emmanuel & Pirgiotakis, Manos & Travlos, Nikolaos, 2017. "What twenty years of regulations have to say about M&As of U.S. banks?," MPRA Paper 82977, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Mamatzakis, Emmanuel & Bermpei, Theodora, 2014. "What drives investment bank performance? The role of risk, liquidity and fees prior to and during the crisis," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 35(C), pages 102-117.
       • Mamatzakis, E & bermpei, t, 2014. "What drives investment bank performance? the role of risk, liquidity and fees prior to and during the crisis," MPRA Paper 60196, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Bi, XiaoGang & Wang, Danni, 2018. "Top-tier financial advisors, expropriation and Chinese mergers & acquisitions," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 157-166.
    4. Ertugrul, Mine, 2015. "Bargaining power of targets: Takeover defenses and top-tier target advisors," Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 48-78.
    5. Chiu, Shih-Chi (Sana) & Pathak, Seemantini & Sabz, Azadeh, 2022. "The impact of advisor status on corporate divestitures and market reactions," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 144(C), pages 107-121.
    6. Jian Huang & Han Yu & Zhen Zhang, 2023. "External vs. In-House Advising Service: Evidence from the Financial Industry Acquisitions," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-21, January.
    7. Guo, Jie (Michael) & Li, Yichen & Wang, Changyun & Xing, Xiaofei, 2020. "The role of investment bankers in M&As: New evidence on Acquirers’ financial conditions," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).
    8. Anna Bedford & Martin Bugeja & Matthew Grosse, 2021. "The choice of financial advisory and independent expert services in takeovers: evidence in a setting where the services are independent," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 61(2), pages 3649-3683, June.
    9. Kai-Shi Chuang, 2017. "The role of investment banks on the impact of firm performance in mergers and acquisitions: evidence from the Asia-Pacific market," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 48(3), pages 677-699, April.
    10. Johannes Kolb, 2019. "Do investment banks create value for their clients? Empirical evidence from European acquisitions," European Financial Management, European Financial Management Association, vol. 25(1), pages 80-115, January.
    11. Morkoetter, Stefan & Wetzer, Thomas, 2015. "Conflicts of Interest and the Role of Financial Advisors in M&A Transactions: Empirical Evidence from the Private Equity Industry," Working Papers on Finance 1515, University of St. Gallen, School of Finance, revised Apr 2017.
    12. Killian J. McCarthy & Florian Noseleit, 2022. "Too many cooks spoil the broth: on the impact of external advisors on mergers and acquisitions," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, vol. 16(6), pages 1817-1852, August.
    13. Ecer, C. Fuat J. & Trautmann, Stefan T., 2020. "Done Deal! Advisor impact on Pricing, Premia, Returns, and Deal Completion in M&A," Other publications TiSEM 3cbae916-147a-4039-b753-b, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
        • Ecer, C. Fuat J. & Trautmann, Stefan T., 2020. "Done Deal! Advisor impact on Pricing, Premia, Returns, and Deal Completion in M&A," Discussion Paper 2020-032, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
    14. Michael Klitzka & Jianan He & Dirk Schiereck, 2022. "The rationality of M&A targets in the choice of payment methods," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, vol. 16(4), pages 933-967, May.
    15. Lyu, Huaili & Wang, Wenming, 2020. "Individual financial advisor's reputation concern and M&A performance: Evidence from China," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).

12. Chahine, Salim & Ismail, Ahmad, 2009. "Premium, merger fees and the choice of investment banks: A simultaneous analysis," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 49(2), pages 159-177, May.

    Cited by:

    1. Schiereck, Dirk & Sigl-Grüb, Christof & Unverhau, Jan, 2009. "Investment bank reputation and shareholder wealth effects in mergers and acquisitions," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 23(3), pages 257-273, September.
    2. Morkoetter, Stefan & Wetzer, Thomas, 2015. "Conflicts of Interest and the Role of Financial Advisors in M&A Transactions: Empirical Evidence from the Private Equity Industry," Working Papers on Finance 1515, University of St. Gallen, School of Finance, revised Apr 2017.
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13. Ismail, Ahmad, 2008. "Which acquirers gain more, single or multiple? Recent evidence from the USA market," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 72-84.

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