Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/306103 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance (JEF) [ISSN:] 2373-1761 [Volume:] 25 [Issue:] 1 [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 1-31
Publisher: 
Pepperdine University, Graziadio School of Business and Management and The Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance (AEF), Malibu, CA and Los Angeles, CA
Abstract: 
We examine the relation between ownership structure and M&A target selection when family firms pursue public firm acquisitions. We find that family firm acquirers select targets that have lower Tobin's Q relative to non-family acquirers. Our results suggest that family firms choose to acquire less glamorous targets against which they can better negotiate. The market reacts more positively to these family firm acquisitions at announcement and out to one year. It is family firm target selection skill along with negotiation skill that leads to the favorable market reception.
Subjects: 
family firm
founder
mergers and acquisitions
target selection
ownership
JEL: 
G32
G34
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Document Type: 
Article

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