Completed:【KAKEN】An empirical study on accounting information and M&A performance
Research Category
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up 0107:Economics, business administration, and related fields
Project Period
2021-08-30 – 2023-03-31
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor Yoshiaki AMAN
Outline
The purpose of this study is to investigate what accounting information is related to performance of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The main findings of this study are as follows: (1) negative goodwill, generated when the cost of an acquisition is less than the fair value of the acquired net assets, is related to post-M&A firm performance. (2) qualitative information regarding M&A objectives disclosed around M&A announcement affects short-term stock returns. These analyses revealed that quantitative and qualitative information disclosed around M&A announcement is related to firm performance and investors’ decision-making after M&A.