Abstract
This study has examined whether political connections measured by politically connected CEOs could impact short-run announcement period and long-run post-merger performance of Chinese firms taking data from 2004-2017. The results show that political connection has a positive and significant impact of short-run returns of the acquiring firms and post-merger performance of the combined entity. Our results are robust across alternate measures of firm performance and alternate measures of political connection. Our results lend credence to network theory, that is political connections in China creates networking opportunities (Guanxi) that improve merger performance.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Event | World Finance Conference - Virtual, Turin, Italy Duration: 1 Aug 2022 → 3 Aug 2022 https://www.world-finance-conference.com/conference.php?id=23 (Link to conference website) |
Conference
Conference | World Finance Conference |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Turin |
Period | 1/08/22 → 3/08/22 |
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Keywords
- mergers, network theory, grabbing hand or helping hand theory, political connections