We examine whether experience from prior divestitures is associated with higher completion
likelihood in subsequent acquisitions. We argue that through divestitures, firms could extract …

The primary functions of corporate headquarters in multi-business firms are for
entrepreneurial value creation and administrative loss prevention. A prominent way in which …

Divestitures of property, plant and equipment (PPE) assets are a common form of corporate
restructuring. However, divesting companies do not necessarily attain improved post …

Over the past decades, the divestiture market has steadily been growing but there are
signals that indicate that a large portion of these transactions can be seen as unsuccessful …

Motivated by an apparent gap in the literature on underpricing of initial public offerings
(IPOs), this thesis sets out to investigate the relationship between outside relation and IPO …

Using a sample of 304 Nordic initial public offerings (IPOs) between 2002-2021, we find that
underpricing averaged at 8.2%. Our study shows that financial sponsors reduce …

The choice of this specific topic bases on the personal preference to improve the knowledge
of two particularly attractive areas:“divesture strategies” and “company valuation”. According …

The newspaper industry throughout the world has experienced significant organizational
changes over the last decade. As a result, organizational leaders have turned to strategic …