Graduation Year
2018
Date of Submission
4-2018
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Darren Filson
Abstract
This paper examines the impact of leverage on M&A activity within the technology industry consisting of software, hardware, and semiconductor sectors from the bidding firm’s perspective from 1991 to 2017. We find that when using total debt to assets ratio as a proxy for leverage, there is a significant and positive relationship between leverage and deal count. Our findings suggest that a firm with higher leverage is a firm with a higher risk tolerance and consequently, a higher number of deals. We also find that this relationship does not change across business cycles and remains significant in hardware and software sectors but loses significance in the semiconductor sector.
Recommended Citation
Shim, Devin, "The Impact of Firm Leverage on the Technology (Software, Hardware, and Semiconductors) M&A Market from 1991-2017" (2018). CMC Senior Theses. 1865.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1865
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
