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Friendly Mergers

Friendly Mergers is a form of mergers and acquisitions transaction in which the acquiring and target firms voluntarily and cooperatively negotiate and agree upon the terms of combination with the consent of the target’s management and board, rather than through unsolicited or coercive takeover tactics.

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2017–2026

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Negotiated Mergers

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Publications

25

Hostility in Takeovers: In the Eyes of the Beholder?

G. William Schwert · The Journal of Finance · 2000 · 910 citations · Full text

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Costs and benefits of friendly boards during mergers and acquisitions

Breno Schmidt · Journal of Financial Economics · 2015 · 302 citations

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Hostility in Takeovers: In the Eyes of the Beholder?

G. William Schwert · SSRN Electronic Journal · 1998 · 149 citations · Full text

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Mergers and Acquisitions in Europe

Marina Martynova, Luc Renneboog · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2006 · 144 citations · Full text

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Shareholder Wealth Effects of European Domestic and Cross-Border Takeover Bids

Marc Goergen, Luc Renneboog · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2003 · 127 citations · Full text

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Authors

34

  1. LR
    Luc Renneboog

    Tilburg University, Netherlands

    3 publications · 346 citations

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  2. GW
    G. William Schwert

    University of Rochester, United States

    3 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. RP
    Ronan Powell

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    3 publications · 107 citations

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  4. DJ
    David J. Flanagan

    Western Michigan University, United States

    2 publications · 90 citations

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  5. JD
    Jay Dahya

    Baruch College, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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Institutions

24

  1. European Corporate Governance Institute

    Brussels, Belgium

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    473 citations

  2. Tilburg University

    Tilburg, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    421 citations

  3. Western Michigan University

    Kalamazoo, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    90 citations

  4. Meiji University

    Tokyo, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  5. IE University

    Segovia, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    127 citations

  6. Queen's University Belfast

    Belfast, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  7. University of Wollongong in Dubai

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    95 citations

  8. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    149 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 6 publications · 567 citations

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  2. Journal of Management

    JOM · 2 publications · 90 citations

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  3. Management Decision

    2 publications · 25 citations

    2

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  4. Multinational Finance Journal

    MF · 2 publications · 70 citations

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  5. British Journal of Management

    1 publications · 95 citations

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