Do institutional investors process and act on information?  : Evidence from M&A targets

Kim, Kirak and Luu, Ellie and Xu, Fangming (2024) Do institutional investors process and act on information?  : Evidence from M&A targets. Review of Corporate Finance Studies. ISSN 2046-9136 (https://doi.org/10.1093/rcfs/cfae006)

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Abstract

We document important links between targets’ institutional ownership and takeover-bid outcomes. Firms’ institutional ownership increases the likelihood of receiving stock-for-stock bids. The impact becomes stronger when information asymmetries are higher, whereas we find little support for alternative channels, such as bidder misvaluation or target-side adverse selection. The information channel is further buttressed in our analyses of institutions’ share-retention decisions, targets’ demand for top-tier advisors, collar provisions, and targets’ share of expected synergies. Our findings suggest that institutions’ information advantage facilitates rational payment design and targets’ bargaining power gains, alleviating deadweight losses associated with stock-for-stock offers. (JEL G23, G32, G34)

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