Mergers and Acquisitions Research in Finance and Accounting: Past, Present, and Future

European Financial Management, Forthcoming

63 Pages Posted: 11 Jan 2023 Last revised: 9 Feb 2023

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Douglas J. Cumming

Florida Atlantic University; Birmingham Business School; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Varun Jindal

Indian Institute of Management (IIMB), Bangalore

Satish Kumar

Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur

Nitesh Pandey

Amrita School of Business; Malaviya National Institute of Technology

Date Written: January 11, 2023

Abstract

This study presents analysis of publication patterns and major themes research on mergers and acquisitions in finance and accounting. We find that takeovers as mechanisms of governance, drivers of mergers, mechanisms of mergers, bank mergers, cross-border mergers, shareholder wealth effects of mergers and related events, and the role of financial experts and ownership structure form major themes of research in the finance area, while in accounting area major themes are corporate governance and accounting outcomes, predicting takeovers and their outcomes, valuation, financial reporting and takeover decisions, and financial reporting and performance.

Keywords: Bibliometric Analysis; Market for Corporate Control, Mergers and Acquisitions; Review

JEL Classification: G34; G38

Suggested Citation

Cumming, Douglas J. and Jindal, Varun and Kumar, Satish and Pandey, Nitesh, Mergers and Acquisitions Research in Finance and Accounting: Past, Present, and Future (January 11, 2023). European Financial Management, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4322087 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4322087

Douglas J. Cumming

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Varun Jindal

Indian Institute of Management (IIMB), Bangalore ( email )

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Bangalore, Karnataka 560076
India

Satish Kumar (Contact Author)

Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur ( email )

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India

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Nitesh Pandey

Amrita School of Business ( email )

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641112
India

Malaviya National Institute of Technology ( email )

India

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