Genossenschaftsbanken sehen sich unter den heutigen Markt- und Wettbewerbsbedingungen mit einer Vielzahl von nationalen und internationalen Wettbewerbern konfrontiert. Die systematische Ausschöpfung ihrer rechtsformspezifischen Potenziale wird für die Institute daher zu einem entscheidenden...

Recent corporate governance scandals have brought to the fore the inherent contradictions of a capitalism dominated by financial markets. This challenging book by Michel Aglietta and Antoine Rebérioux argues that capitalism's basic premise--that companies must be managed in the sole interest of...

Do modes of management depend on company ownership? Does macroeconomic performance rely on shareholder value? The contributions collected in this book explore these questions from economic, historical and legal perspectives. They examine company ownership through the study of national...

New Outside Blockholders, Performance, and Governance in Germany -- Equity Ownership, Agency Problems and Shareholder Wealth: Understanding the Unique Role of Corporate Block Owners -- Minority Equity Ownership and Value Creation: The Role of Corporate Relatedness -- Concluding Remarks.

A merger or acquisition is one of the most significant events in the life of a firm and the consequences thereof are multi-faceted: Directors’ fiduciary duties, shareholders’ rights, valuation methods, structuring, and financing of the deal, to cite a few. Moreover, it requires an army of...

Chapter 1: Overview of Mergers & Acquisitions -- Chapter 2 Legal Framework -- Chapter 3: Due Diligence -- Chapter 4: Mergers & Acquisitions Financing -- Chapter 5: The Fiduciary Duties -- Chapter 6: Shareholders Actions -- Chapter 7: Proxy Contest, Staggered Boards -- Chapter 8: Shareholders...

Framework conditions for the application of value based performance measures -- Critical evaluation of selected value concepts -- Application and value relevance of value based performance measures in Europe.