Mandatory Financial Disclosure and M&A Activity

Abstract Taking advantage of the implementation of the 2003 European Commission (EC) directive on financial reporting, we explore the impact of mandatory financial disclosure on mergers and acquisitions (M&A). We find robust evidence that the number (and volume) of private firms becoming an M&am...

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Published in:The Review of financial studies 2023-12, Vol.36 (12), p.4788-4823
Main Authors: Ortiz, Marcelo, Peter, Caspar David, Urzúa I, Francisco, Volpin, Paolo F
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Abstract Taking advantage of the implementation of the 2003 European Commission (EC) directive on financial reporting, we explore the impact of mandatory financial disclosure on mergers and acquisitions (M&A). We find robust evidence that the number (and volume) of private firms becoming an M&A target increases with mandatory disclosure. Analyses of cross-industry differences, deal-level data, and post-deal performance indicate that financial disclosure increases M&A activity by reducing information frictions in the market for corporate control. Authors have furnished an Internet Appendix, which is available on the Oxford University Press Web site next to the link to the final published paper online
ISSN:0893-9454
1465-7368
DOI:10.1093/rfs/hhad052