Merger and Acquisition accounting in the UK and their effects to stock prices

Abstract There has been considerable controversy surrounding the accounting practices for mergers and acquisitions. The focus of this controversy has been on the differences in financial statements that arise under the two accounting methods: merger (pooling-of-interests) (Add together the book val...

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Main Author: Shao, Yan
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2006
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20198/