ANALYSIS OF THE VOLATILITY OF RETURNS IN MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS PROCESSES OF BRAZILIAN COMPANIES: A STUDY WITH HIGH FREQUENCY DATA

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https://doi.org/10.4270/ruc.2021318

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Volatility of Returns, Abnormal Volatility, ARCH models, Intraday Data, Mergers and Acquisitions

Abstract

The paper aims to identify whether an announcement of a merger or acquisition (M&A) affects the volatility of the returns of Brazilian companies, considering 35 processes carried out between 2009 and 2017. We used intraday data (high frequency), at 15 minutes intervals, including period pre-opening and after-market of the B3 (Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão). The volatility was estimated using the GARCH and EGARCH models. We made comparisons of abnormal volatility of an M&A using the Wilcoxon test (nonparametric) in five windows, with intraday data before and after each event. We concluded that in 32 of 35 events, there was a difference between average abnormal volatility before and after the announcement, showing that the M&A processes affect returns volatility.. However, we did not find any definite positive or negative trend. In practical terms, the results obtained help companies and investors realize the impact of the announcement of M&As on the volatility of returns by changing the risk level of these processes in order to promote adjustments in expectations and guide investment decision-making. In theoretical terms, when addressing a little-researched subject in the national literature using high-frequency data, this work partially fills the extensive gap in volatility in M&A processes.

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Author Biographies

Bárbara Cristina Sacramento Coelho, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) e Faculdade SENAC

Mestre em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Professora do Departamento de Administração da Faculdade Senac.

Felipe Lacerda Diniz Leroy, Faculdade IBMEC-BH

Doutor em Economia pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Professor do Departamento Economia da Faculdade Ibmec-BH.

Marcos Antônio de Camargos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) e Faculdade IBMEC-BH

Doutor em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Professor do Departamento de Administração da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais e da Faculdade Ibmec-BH.

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2022-10-04

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