Financial Characteristics of Acquired Firms in the Canadian Food Industry
| dc.creator | Beaulieu, Martin S. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T17:22:46Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T04:00:41Z | |
| dc.description | Mergers and acquisitions represent an important reallocation of resources. In 1998, the value of these transactions jumped to almost $160 billion in Canada. The motives for firms to merge or acquire other firms change for different periods and industries. This study provides a financial profile of Canadian corporations in the food industry that were acquired during the 1996-98 period. Overall, acquired firms did not represent a significant share of the total sales of incorporated Canadian food firms. Firms with balanced (or matched) growth-resources, less liquidity and leverage were more likely to be acquired in 1997 and 1998. Large firms with matched growth resources were also more likely to be taken over. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.28024 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/28024/files/wp020057.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/28024 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/543438 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/28024 | |
| dc.title | Financial Characteristics of Acquired Firms in the Canadian Food Industry | |
| dc.type | Text |