Abstract
In this paper, we employ board monitoring mechanisms and within-firm governance variables to investigate the operating performance of 340 mergers and acquisitions in China over the 2004–2011 period. Our results document a significant deterioration in post-acquisition operating performance of acquiring firms over 12–36 months. We find independent directors, managerial shareholding, ownership concentration have a positive and significant impact on operating performance of acquiring firms. However, the related party transactions exert a negative and significant effect on matched control adjusted ROA. Further analysis of our sub-sample indicates that privately owned enterprises are better monitors compared to the state owned enterprises.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 925-948 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting |
| Volume | 49 |
| Early online date | 8 Nov 2017 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2017 |
Keywords
- firm ownership
- board monitoring
- mergers & acquisitions
