A “matching auction” for targets with heterogeneous bidders

Dasgupta, Sudipto and Tsui, Kevin (2003) A “matching auction” for targets with heterogeneous bidders. Journal of Financial Intermediation, 12 (4). pp. 331-364. ISSN 1042-9573

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Abstract

When potential bidders for a target firm are heterogeneous, standard auction methods for selling the firm are not optimal, as they treat the bidders symmetrically. In a two-bidder contest, one way to discriminate against the stronger bidder is to impose an order of moves. A simple “matching auction” can achieve this objective, in which the “strong” bidder is asked to make a first and final offer, and the other bidder is asked to match this bid. We consider two sources of bidder heterogeneity in a common-value setting: differences in initial toeholds, and asymmetric effects of the bidders' private signals on value. The matching auction results in a higher expected selling price than the standard auctions when the asymmetry is sufficiently large. Other properties of the matching auction are discussed.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Financial Intermediation
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2000/2002
Subjects:
?? TAKEOVERSAUCTIONSBIDDINGTARGETSTOEHOLDSFINANCEECONOMICS AND ECONOMETRICS ??
ID Code:
74557
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Deposited On:
08 Jul 2015 13:04
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Yes
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Published
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