Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Discussion Papers,
Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Business and Management Science
No 2010/15: Mergers and Partial Ownership
Øystein Foros (), Hans Jarle Kind () and Greg Shaffer ()
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Øystein Foros: Dept. of Finance and Management Science, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Postal: NHH , Department of Finance and Management Science, Helleveien 30, N-5045 Bergen, Norway
Hans Jarle Kind: Dept. of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Postal: NHH , Department of Economics, Helleveien 30, N-5045 Bergen, Norway
Greg Shaffer: University of Rochester and University of East Anglia, Postal: University of Rochester , William E. Simon Graduate School , RC Box 270100 , Rochester, NY 14627 , USA
Abstract: In this paper we compare the profitability of a merger between two firms (one firm fully acquires another) and the profitability of a partial ownership arrangement between the same two firms in which the acquiring firm obtains corporate control over the pricing decisions of the acquired firm. We find that joint profit can be higher in the latter case because it may result in a greater dampening of competition with respect to an outside competitor. We also derive comparative statics on the prices of the acquiring firm, the acquired firm, and the outside firm and use them to explain puzzling features of the pay-TV markets in Norway and Sweden.
Keywords: Media economics; Mergers; Corporate Control; Financial Control
JEL-codes: G34
24 pages, December 11, 2010
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