A new strategy against hostile takeovers: a model of defense in participations

SERBERA, Jean-Philippe (2016). A new strategy against hostile takeovers: a model of defense in participations. Managerial and Decision Economics, 38 (6), 832-844.

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Abstract

This article examines the efficacy of a “defense in participations” policy consisting of competitors acquiring cross equity participations within the same industry to prevent hostile takeovers. This defense in participations strategy provides disincentive for raiders as partial ownerships increase market power of competitors and then reinforce the “outsider effect”. Also, we find conditions for a general result which states that takeovers are less profitable in an industry with participations rather than in an industry without any capital links. We provide information to regulators about the positive social impact of cross participations in the context of mergers, and expose an economic dilemma between a “laisser-faire” and an interventionist approach.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Management of Technology and Innovation, Management Science and Operations Research, Strategy and Management, Business and International Management
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Sheffield Business School Research Institute > Finance, Accounting and Business Systems
Departments - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Sheffield Business School > Department of Finance, Accountancy and Business Systems
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.2820
Page Range: 832-844
Depositing User: Jean-Philippe Serbera
Date Deposited: 21 Jul 2016 08:30
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 01:04
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/12582

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