The Impact of Market Optimism and CEO Pay Disparity on Takeover Premium and Bidder Performance: Australian Evidence

The study explains the impact of market optimism and CEO pay disparity on takeover premium and bidder performance in Australia. The study finds that acquiring firms offer higher premiums when takeover deals are conducted in high market optimism or by CEOs with high pay disparity. The study suggests...

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Main Author: Luong, Hoa Anh Thi
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75406
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description The study explains the impact of market optimism and CEO pay disparity on takeover premium and bidder performance in Australia. The study finds that acquiring firms offer higher premiums when takeover deals are conducted in high market optimism or by CEOs with high pay disparity. The study suggests that bidder announcement returns can be explained by market sentiment, whereas CEO pay disparity and target selection are the possible explanation for bidder long-term performance.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-754062020-02-25T06:02:57Z The Impact of Market Optimism and CEO Pay Disparity on Takeover Premium and Bidder Performance: Australian Evidence Luong, Hoa Anh Thi The study explains the impact of market optimism and CEO pay disparity on takeover premium and bidder performance in Australia. The study finds that acquiring firms offer higher premiums when takeover deals are conducted in high market optimism or by CEOs with high pay disparity. The study suggests that bidder announcement returns can be explained by market sentiment, whereas CEO pay disparity and target selection are the possible explanation for bidder long-term performance. 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75406 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Luong, Hoa Anh Thi
The Impact of Market Optimism and CEO Pay Disparity on Takeover Premium and Bidder Performance: Australian Evidence
title The Impact of Market Optimism and CEO Pay Disparity on Takeover Premium and Bidder Performance: Australian Evidence
title_full The Impact of Market Optimism and CEO Pay Disparity on Takeover Premium and Bidder Performance: Australian Evidence
title_fullStr The Impact of Market Optimism and CEO Pay Disparity on Takeover Premium and Bidder Performance: Australian Evidence
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Market Optimism and CEO Pay Disparity on Takeover Premium and Bidder Performance: Australian Evidence
title_short The Impact of Market Optimism and CEO Pay Disparity on Takeover Premium and Bidder Performance: Australian Evidence
title_sort impact of market optimism and ceo pay disparity on takeover premium and bidder performance: australian evidence
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75406