Cross-border acquisitions and financial leverage of UK acquirers
Cross-border acquisitions and financial leverage of UK acquirers
Based on a sample of 782 acquisitions by UK firms during 1982-2009, this paper examines the impact of cross-border acquisitions on financial leverage. The paper shows that cross-border acquisitions have a negative impact on the financial leverage of acquiring firms. However, the negative impact of cross-border acquisitions disappears when acquirers choose targets from developed countries, and also when the acquisitions are undertaken by multinational firms. Collectively, the findings imply that exposure to foreign markets reduces the borrowing ability of acquiring firms especially when they choose targets from developing countries, and when they have no experience in foreign markets.
Financial leverage, Cross-border acquisitions, internationalisation, M&A, UK
97-108
Agyei-Boapeah, Henry
37005f29-d453-458e-b6b5-cd92e55587a4
27 February 2019
Agyei-Boapeah, Henry
37005f29-d453-458e-b6b5-cd92e55587a4
Abstract
Based on a sample of 782 acquisitions by UK firms during 1982-2009, this paper examines the impact of cross-border acquisitions on financial leverage. The paper shows that cross-border acquisitions have a negative impact on the financial leverage of acquiring firms. However, the negative impact of cross-border acquisitions disappears when acquirers choose targets from developed countries, and also when the acquisitions are undertaken by multinational firms. Collectively, the findings imply that exposure to foreign markets reduces the borrowing ability of acquiring firms especially when they choose targets from developing countries, and when they have no experience in foreign markets.
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Accepted/In Press date: 24 March 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 9 April 2015
Published date: 27 February 2019
Keywords:
Financial leverage, Cross-border acquisitions, internationalisation, M&A, UK
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Local EPrints ID: 434315
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/434315
ISSN: 0155-9982
PURE UUID: e679d529-738a-445a-a455-d78c6e1381dd
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Date deposited: 19 Sep 2019 16:30
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