Journal article
Incentive Effects of Stock and Option Holdings of Target and Acquirer CEOs
The Journal of finance (New York), Vol.62(4), pp.1891-1933
08/2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2007.01260.x
Abstract
Acquisitions enable target chief executive officers (CEOs) to remove liquidity restrictions on stock and option holdings and diminish the illiquidity discount. Acquisitions also enable acquirer CEOs to improve the long-term value of overvalued holdings. Examining all firms during 1993 to 2001, we show that CEOs with higher holdings (illiquidity discount) are more likely to make acquisitions (get acquired). Further, in 250 completed acquisitions, target CEOs with a higher illiquidity discount accept a lower premium, offer less resistance, and more often leave after acquisition. Similarly, acquirer CEOs with higher holdings pay a higher premium, expedite the process, and make diversifying acquisitions using stock payment. © 2007 by The American Finance Association.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Incentive Effects of Stock and Option Holdings of Target and Acquirer CEOs
- Creators
- JIE CaiANAND M. Vijh - Correspondence address: Cai is from the LeBow College of Business at Drexel University and Vijh is from the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa. We have benefited from presentations at the University of Iowa, Drexel University, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation meetings, the Financial Management Association meetings, Fordham University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Iowa State University, Suffolk University, the University of Central Florida, the University of Kentucky, the University of Nebraska, and Wilfrid Laurier University. We wish to thank Matt Billett, Ben Esty, Jon Garfinkel, Todd Houge, and Erik Lie for useful comments. We are especially obliged to an anonymous referee, an associate editor, and Rob Stambaugh (the editor) for many insightful comments that substantially improved this paper. All errors and omissions are our own responsibility
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of finance (New York), Vol.62(4), pp.1891-1933
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Inc
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2007.01260.x
- ISSN
- 0022-1082
- eISSN
- 1540-6261
- Number of pages
- 43
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2007
- Academic Unit
- Finance
- Record Identifier
- 9984380554402771
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