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Stock Market Reaction to Merger and Acquisitions Announcement: An Event Study (Case of Microsoft Inc. and GitHub Inc.)
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Paper is conducted to determine the impacts of merger and acquisitions on the stock prices. On 4th June 2018 Microsoft Inc. has announced their acquisitions of GitHub. Therefore, paper examined the acquisitions impacts on Microsoft Inc. stock prices or abnormal return. In order to determine the impacts of this event, paper used event study methodology. However, mentioned methodology is used widely in stock market to determine the impacts of specific events. Data interval is from 4th June 2017 to 30th June 2018 and window period is also known from the same period which is 10 days after and before of the of event. After analysing the data, it is concluded that impacts of acquisitions on Microsoft stock prices are not significant which means market is highly efficient and information do not leak to make stock prices fluctuate and abnormal.
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Keywords: Merger and Acquisitions; Stock Prices; Microsoft Inc.; GitHub Inc.; Event Study.
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"Stock Market Reaction to Merger and Acquisitions Announcement: An Event Study (Case of Microsoft Inc. and GitHub Inc.) ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.630-639, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903A98.pdf
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"Stock Market Reaction to Merger and Acquisitions Announcement: An Event Study (Case of Microsoft Inc. and GitHub Inc.) ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp630-639, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903A98.pdf
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Published Paper ID: JETIR1903A98
Registration ID: 200200
Published In: Volume 6 | Issue 3 | Year March-2019
Page No: 630-639
Country: Kandahar, Afghanistan, Kandahar, Afghanistan .
Area: Arts
ISSN Number: 2349-5162
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