This paper investigates how accounting standards(AS) convergence influences Chinese firms’ overseas mergers and acquisitions(M&As) and shows that this convergence significantly promotes Chinese firms’ overseas M...This paper investigates how accounting standards(AS) convergence influences Chinese firms’ overseas mergers and acquisitions(M&As) and shows that this convergence significantly promotes Chinese firms’ overseas M&As.Specifically, we find that both the probability of success and the value of transactions increases significantly in countries that implemented International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS) prior to 2007.These results suggest that accounting standards(AS) convergence can improve the comparability of accounting information between China and other countries that have adopted IFRS.Moreover, we find that the impact of accounting standards(AS) convergence on state-owned enterprise(SOE) acquirers is weak.These findings demonstrate that accounting standards(AS) convergence can facilitate Chinese firms’ overseas M&As by improving the comparability of accounting information between China and target countries.展开更多
China had been increasing outbound investments before the global financial crisis as result of seeking a stable supply chain, stable market and advanced technology. The global financial crisis did not reduce Chinese e...China had been increasing outbound investments before the global financial crisis as result of seeking a stable supply chain, stable market and advanced technology. The global financial crisis did not reduce Chinese enterprises' driving force of outbound investment but provides more opportunities. Chinese enterprises may also face more traps in outbound investments. However, they can avoid failure by choosing objects prudently.展开更多
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.71602112)the Shanghai Educational Development Foundation Morning Project (15CG57)+1 种基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.91746117 and 71572101)the Ministry of Education (MOE) Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at Universities (No.16JJD790037)
文摘This paper investigates how accounting standards(AS) convergence influences Chinese firms’ overseas mergers and acquisitions(M&As) and shows that this convergence significantly promotes Chinese firms’ overseas M&As.Specifically, we find that both the probability of success and the value of transactions increases significantly in countries that implemented International Financial Reporting Standards(IFRS) prior to 2007.These results suggest that accounting standards(AS) convergence can improve the comparability of accounting information between China and other countries that have adopted IFRS.Moreover, we find that the impact of accounting standards(AS) convergence on state-owned enterprise(SOE) acquirers is weak.These findings demonstrate that accounting standards(AS) convergence can facilitate Chinese firms’ overseas M&As by improving the comparability of accounting information between China and target countries.
文摘China had been increasing outbound investments before the global financial crisis as result of seeking a stable supply chain, stable market and advanced technology. The global financial crisis did not reduce Chinese enterprises' driving force of outbound investment but provides more opportunities. Chinese enterprises may also face more traps in outbound investments. However, they can avoid failure by choosing objects prudently.
