Do horizontal mergers affect rivals' cash holdings?

被引：2
作者：
Hu, Xiaoxue [1 ]
Li, Dongxu [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Xiamen Univ, Sch Econ, Dept Finance, Xiamen, Peoples R China
[2] Xiamen Univ, Wang Yanan Inst Studies Econ WISE, MOE Key Lab Econometr, Xiamen, Peoples R China
来源：
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE | 2022年 / 82卷
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
Horizontal merger; Cash; Investment opportunity; Industry competition; US FIRMS HOLD; FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS; INDUSTRY STRUCTURE; MARKET; COMPETITION; INVESTMENT; DETERMINANTS; INNOVATION; POLICY; FLOW;
D O I：
10.1016/j.iref.2022.06.011
中图分类号：
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号：
0202 ;
摘要：
This paper examines how firms adjust cash holdings following horizontal mergers in the industry. Using a sample of 16,597 horizontal mergers between US firms from 1984 to 2016, we find that in the three-year period following horizontal mergers, the marginal value of cash decreases for the rivals with lower investment opportunities. Rivals with low Tobin's Q reduce cash while the rivals with high Tobin's Q hold more cash. These results suggest that rival firms adjust cash holdings in a pattern that is more consistent with their investment opportunities. We also examine possible explanations for the rivals' cash adjustments and discuss the rivals' competitive pressure following the horizontal mergers.
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页码：275 / 298
页数：24
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