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title: The Impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on Acquisition Activity
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/hal-journl-hal-05741138/
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updated: 2026-10-23
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05741138
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05741138
featured: 2026-10-23
citations: unknown
topic: Risk, Credit & Banking
---


# The Impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on Acquisition Activity

Increased credit rating agency scrutiny under Dodd-Frank reduced speculative-grade firms' acquisitions, leading to more selective deals and higher announcement returns.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05741138
- Identifier: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05741138
- Released: 2026-10-16
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 136 (2026-10-23): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2026-10-23/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Risk, Credit & Banking
- Authors: Anup Basnet, Magnus Blomkvist, Karl Felixson, Eva Liljeblom, Hitesh Vyas

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