Comparative performance of BEE and non-BEE mergers and acquisitions in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorMwelase, Nkanyezi
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-08T13:50:20Z
dc.date.available2018-02-08T13:50:20Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionThesis (M.M. (Finance & Investment)--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, Wits Business School, 2016
dc.description.abstractThe study revisits the topic of post-acquisition performance of M&A in South Africa. Unlike preceding studies the emphasis was on target firms rather than acquiring firm and on operating performance rather than on share price reaction to M&A announcements. The study explores how operating performance is affected by BEE related M&A and non-BEE related M&A transactions. Operating performance is measured using EVA®. Economic Value Added (EVA®) reveals that target firms experienced a decline in post deal operating performance following an M&A transaction regardless of whether the M&A deal was motivated by BEE or not. The study also found that the decline in operating performance was larger for conventional (non-BEE) M&A transactions relative to BEE linked M&A transactions, though the decline was not statistically significant. Accounting based corporate performance measurement methods used to supplement the EVA® exhibit a marginal and insignificant increased in performance when the average five year post-acquisition returns are compared to the average five year pre-acquisition returns. Overall, the economic performance of target firms declined suggesting that target firms do not benefit significantly from the M&A.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianGR2018en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (iii, 39 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationMwelase, Nkanyezi (2016) Comparative performance of BEE and non-BEE mergers and acquisitions in South Africa, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <https://hdl.handle.net/10539/23828>
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/23828
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshConsolidation and merger of corporations--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshEmployee empowerment--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshAffirmative action programs--South Africa
dc.titleComparative performance of BEE and non-BEE mergers and acquisitions in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA

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