Type of Submission
AHFME Symposium Abstract
Abstract
We examine the stock market's reaction to merger announcements in the lodging industry over the 19822000 period. Unlike the results for the overall market, we find that both the stockholders of the acquiring and target firms gain at the time of the merger announcement. In the lodging industry, mergers are positive net present value investments for bidders, whereas for the overall market, merger bids are at the best zero net present value investments. In addition, we found that shareholders benefit from mergers in the short- (one year), medium- (three year), and long-term (five year). Lastly, the wealth gains to tender offers are significantly greater than the wealth gains to mergers for both the portfolio of target and acquiring firms.
Recommended Citation
Canina, Linda
(2000)
"The Effect of Corporate Acquisitions on Stockholder Returns in the Lodging Industry,"
Journal of Hospitality Financial Management: Vol. 8:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/jhfm/vol8/iss1/6