Asset Sales, Method of Payment in M&As, and their Value Effects

Author : Christos Mavrovitis (Mavis), Nathan P. Mcnamee, Nickolaos G. Travlos

Abstract :In line with increased liquidity offered by asset sales, our findings show that firms selling assets are more likely to subsequently conduct cash acquisitions. Additionally, we find that in subsequent cash acquisitions firms using cash stemming from asset sales experience higher announcement abnormal returns compared to firms using cash from other sources of funds such as internally generated cash flows, debt financing, and equity issuance which are linked to agency costs and information asymmetry effects. The higher wealth effects suggest that funds from asset sales are inflicted with relatively lower adverse valuation effects that are associated with other sources of funds.

Keywords :Abnormal Returns, Acquisitions, Asset Sales, Method of Payment.

Conference Name :International Conference on Finance, Bank & Economics (ICFBE-24)

Conference Place Melbourne, Australia

Conference Date 10th Dec 2024