Research Article

Optimal Decision-Making in Chinese Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: A Perspective of Overbidding

Table 10

Difference-in-difference regression results.

VariablesCoefficients

Intercept−0.7443 (1.2789)
SOE−0.1752 (0.0847)
POST−0.0003 (0.059)
SOEPOST0.0522 (0.0976)
Cash_payment0.3047 (0.0371)
Toehold−0.1979 (0.0450)
Horizontal0.0205 (0.0348)
Final_control−0.2815 (0.0460)
Target_turnover−0.2939 (0.0234)
Target_ROA0.0042 (0.0331)
Target_LEV−0.1012 (0.0612)
Relative_size0.2059 (0.1377)
GDP0.5512 (0.3002)
TFP_FAPG0.0707 (0.0211)
Export0.0870 (0.0225)
LogDistance0.1498 (0.1080)
No. of observations346

Note. The dependent variable is overbidding. Standard errors are in parentheses. , , and indicate significance at 1%, 5%, and 10% levels.