...Ronen Gal-Or; Rani Hoitash; Udi Hoitash SUMMARY We contribute to the literature on auditor's task-specific expertise by examining the role of auditor experience in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), a complicated and increasingly prevalent corporate event that can give rise to misreporting. We...

... mergers and acquisitions We appreciate the constructive comments and suggestions from two anonymous reviewers and W. Robert Knechel (editor) and Marleen Willekens (editor). We thank workshop participants at Binghamton University, SUNY for helpful comments. Editor's note: Accepted by W...

...Mathieu Luypaert; Tom Van Caneghem SUMMARY In this paper, we empirically examine the relationship between the external financial statement audit and the method of payment across a sample of Belgian mergers and acquisitions between listed and private firms over the period 1997–2009. We investigate...

...Yuan Xie; Han S. Yi; Yinqi Zhang SUMMARY: Using a large sample between 1987 and 2006, we document that firms with Big N auditors are (1) more likely to become merger and acquisition (M&A) targets, and (2) more likely to be ultimately acquired in M&A deals. Cross-sectional analyses further...