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Roles Of Acquirer Financial Advisors In M&A Deal Completion, Scarlett Pho
Roles Of Acquirer Financial Advisors In M&A Deal Completion, Scarlett Pho
Senior Theses
The central theme that this thesis addresses is the role of valuation by investment banks who act as financial advisors to M&A buyers by answering two questions relating to the process. The first question is if buyers should hire investment banks for a higher chance of success of deals. For the second question, I will examine buyers who hire investment banks for some certain characteristics of deals. This study focuses on M&A deals that happened between 2012 and 2015, especially between advisor and nonadvisor, successful and failed deals. The conclusion presented in this thesis will be contributable to the understanding …