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Institutional Investors’ Trading Behavior in Mergers and Acquisitions

In: Corporate Governance in the US and Global Settings

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  • Rasha Ashraf
  • Narayanan Jayaraman

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We investigate institutional investors’ trading behavior of acquiring firm stocks surrounding merger activities for the period 1992–2001. We label investment companies and independent investment advisors asactive institutionsand banks, nonbank trusts, and insurance companies aspassive institutions. We analyze the trading behavior of active and passive institutions surrounding merger announcements and their eventual resolution. Our results indicate that active institutions significantly increase their holdings of acquiring firm stocks for mergers with higher announcement period abnormal return and this increase is more pronounced for stock mergers than cash mergers. Active institutions display preference for stock proposals at the merger announcement on the basis of their prior beliefs and this is explained by the “overreaction phenomenon.” However, they update their beliefs between announcement and final resolution as more information arrives into the market. Finally, active institutions appear to correct their overreaction behavior by displaying their greater preference for cash proposals as compared to stock proposals at the quarter of eventual outcome. The trading behavior of passive institutions suggests that these institutions disregard the market response of merger announcement in trading acquiring firm stocks at the announcement quarter. The passive institutions gradually update their beliefs and utilize the information released at the announcement in rebalancing their portfolios at the final resolution.

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  • Rasha Ashraf & Narayanan Jayaraman, 2014. "Institutional Investors’ Trading Behavior in Mergers and Acquisitions," Advances in Financial Economics, in: Corporate Governance in the US and Global Settings, volume 17, pages 229-281, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:afeczz:s1569-373220140000017006
    DOI: 10.1108/S1569-373220140000017006
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    Cited by:

    1. Davis, Frederick & Khadivar, Hamed & Walker, Thomas J., 2021. "Institutional trading in firms rumored to be takeover targets," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 66(C).
    2. McAdam, Chris, 2020. "Are investors compensated for their sophistication and informedness for company takeovers – An Australian study," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 44(C).
    3. Yang, Jin Young & Segara, Reuben, 2020. "Foreign investors’ trading behaviors around merger and acquisition announcements: Evidence from Korea," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 37(C).

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    Keywords

    Mergers; institutions; behavioral finance; G30; G34;
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    JEL classification:

    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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