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Journal of Economics and Development, Vol. 23 No. 2, pp. 203-218. https://doi.org/10.1108/JED-05-2020-0059

What drives target status decision in emerging markets acquisitions?

Viet Anh Hoang; Ngoc Vu Nguyen; Ngoc Thang Nguyen; Darren Henry

Abstract:
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of cross-country characteristics on acquirers' target status choice in cross-border mergers and acquisitions across 41 emerging markets.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper first reviews the existing literature and develops the related hypotheses, in conjunction with the objectives of this paper. We then describe the data employed, variable measurement and examine the effects of cross-country characteristics on the acquirers' target status choice in cross-border mergers and acquisitions while controlling for firm-level and deal-specific characteristics. The paper continues to conduct the robustness check on cross-country determinants of target status choices using the difference independent variables rather than target country-level variables only.

Findings
This research found that the likelihood of a public firm acquired relative to private one is higher if the target firm is located in countries with stronger government quality, weaker economic freedom, better financial market development and lower cultural distance between the host and home countries. The results suggest that bidders actively assess cross-country characteristics as part of their acquisition planning.

Originality/value
Rather than commonly analysed determinants in the previous research such as firm- and deal-specific attributes, value creation and shareholder protection, this paper indicates that institutional environments and economic conditions are closely associated with acquisition risks and benefits and have direct influences on bidder firms' acquisition bidding planning and target choice decision-making.

Keywords:Country-level characteristics, Target status decision, Cross-border mergers and acquisitions, Emerging markets, Imperfect factor markets
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