Mergers under the microscope: Analysing conference call transcripts

S Dasgupta, J Harford, F Ma, D Wang… - Available at SSRN …, 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
About half of all merger deals between public US acquirers and targets involve a conference
call within two days of the deal announcement, in order to communicate information to both …

Information transmission effect of forward-looking text: evidence from mergers and acquisitions report of Chinese listed firms

Y Zhao, D Li, J Huang, L Zhao - Applied Economics Letters, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines the transmission effect of forward-looking text information in M&A
announcement reports. We find that there is a significant positive relationship between …

Determinants and Informativeness of DEFM14 and S-4 Merger Proxy Disclosures

TD Kravet, J Xu - Available at SSRN 4556788, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
This study examines the determinants and the informativeness of the most comprehensive
disclosure throughout the merger timeline, merger proxy filings. We focus on two …

SPACs and Risk Factor Disclosures

YF Chu - 2023 - utd-ir.tdl.org
Abstract During 2020 and 2021, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) became
a popular alternative to going public, especially for young and risky firms. This study …