Eckbo, B. Espen (ed.), Corporate Takeovers: Modern Empirical Developments. Volume 2: Bidding Strategies, Financing, and Corporate Control, (Elsevier/Academic Press), 2010, (1050 pages).
Eckbo, B. Espen (ed.), Corporate Takeovers: Modern Empirical Developments. Volume 1: Valuation Estimates and Takeover Activity, (Elsevier/Academic Press), 2010, (850 pages).
简要介绍：
A selection of republished corporate finance articles and book chapters that can serve as an advanced corporate finance supplementary text for courses that use no textbooks. Combining convenience and an affordable price with retypeset pages and a high-quality index, these two 600-page paperback volumes will introduce students to modern scientific evidence about corporate takeovers. The quality of Elsevier's holdings in these subjects is high enough and broad enough to cover important subjects in detail.  With indexes and new introductions, these volumes will simplify and facilitate students' interaction with new concepts and applications.
阅读对象：
Graduate and post graduate students in Finance and Economics looking for an introduction to the empirical literature on corporate takeovers; Professors looking for a comprehensive way to teach students about contemporary trends by introducing them to key journal articles and book chapters
目录如下：
Introduction to Corporate Takeovers: Modern Empirical Evidence
Corporate Takeovers
Econometrics of Event Studies
Self-Selection Models in Corporate Finance
Investigating the Economic Role of Mergers
Valuation Waves and Merger Activity: The Empirical Evidence
What Drives Merger Waves
Firm Size and the Gains from Acquisitions
Why do Private Acquirers Pay so Little Compared to Public
The Underpricing of Private Targets
Gains in Bank Mergers: Evidence from the Bond Markets
Do Tender Offers Create Value? New Methods and Evidence
Horizontal Mergers, Collusion, and Stockholder Wealth
Sources of Gains in Horizontal Mergers: Evidence from Customers, Supplier, and Rival Firms
Industry Structure and Horizontal Takeovers: Analysis of Wealth Effects on Rivals, Suppliers, and Corporate Customers
Abnormal Returns to Rivals of Acquisition Targets: A Test of the Acquisition Probability Hypothesis
Where do Merger Gains Come From? Bank Mergers from the Perspective of Insiders and Outsiders
Corporate Restructuring: Breakups and LBOs



Introduction to Corporate Takeovers: Modern Developments
Mergers and Acquisitions: Strategic and Informational Issues
Auctions in Corporate Finance
Bidding Strategies and Takeover Premiums: A Review
Merger Negotiations and the Toehold Puzzle
Negotiations under the threat of an Auction
Do Auctions Induce a Winner's Curse? New Evidence from the Corporate Takeover Market
Who Makes Acquisitions? CEO Overconfidence and the Market's Reaction
Acquisitions as a Means of Restructuring Firms in Chapter 11
Effects of Bankruptcy Court Protection on Asset Sales
Automatic Bankruptcy Auctions and Fire-Sales
Creditor Financing and Overbidding in Bankruptcy Auctions: Theory and Tests
Termination Fees in Mergers and Acquisitions
Poison or Placebo? Evidence on the Deterrence and Wealth Effects of Modern Anti-Takeover Measures
Board Classification and Managerial Entrenchment: Evidence from the Market for Corporate Control
Let's Make a Deal! How Shareholder Control Impacts Merger Payoffs
Cross-Ownership, Returns, and Voting in Mergers
Investor Activism and Takeovers
Valuation Effects of Bank Financing in Acquisitions
Financing Decisions and Bidder Gains
Do Firms have Leverage Targets? Evidence from Acquisitions
CEO Compensation and Incentives: Evidence from M&A Bonuses
Takeover Bids and Target Directors' Incentives: Retention, Experience, and Settling Up
Managerial Discipline and Corporate Restructuring following Performance Declines
Cross-Country Determinants of Mergers and Acquisitions
Spillover of Corporate Governance Standards as a Takeover Synergy in Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions
Adopting Better Corporate Governance: Evidence from Cross-Border Mergers
Determinants and Implications of Arbitrage Holdings in Acquisitions
Limited Arbitrage in Mergers and Acquisitions