A common method of valuing the equity in leveraged transactions is the flows-to-equity method whereby the free cash flow available to equity holders is discounted at the cost of equity. This method uses a standard definition of equity free cash flow, but the cost of equity varies over time as...

We propose an equity finance model with agency problems and investigate the relationship between dividend taxation and inefficient investments. Contrary to both the old and the new view of dividend taxation, a fall in the dividend tax rate is found to improve corporate governance by increasing...

This paper develops a real options framework to analyze the behavior of stock returns in mergers and acquisitions. In this framework, the timing and terms of takeovers are endogenous and result from value-maximizing decisions. The implications of the model for abnormal announcement returns are...

Aktienrückläufe und Eigenkapitalherabsetzungen sind in jüngster Zeit auch in der europäischen Finanzmanagementpraxis vermehrt zu beobachten...

This paper proposes a new wealth-dependent utility function for the inter-temporal consumption and portfolio problem, in which the subsistance (bliss) con-sumption level is a function of wealth. Ratchet effects obtain when higher wealth in-creases the subsistance consumption level; blas´...

This paper examines the unification of non-voting preference shares into a one share one vote structure using a sample of all German dual-class companies from 1987 until 2003. We test several hypotheses with regard to the reasons for the abolition of preference shares.First, as the separation of...

Fremdkapital trägt häufig auch als Gläubigerkapital unternehmerische Risiken mit. Dies wirft im Zusammenhang mit der WACC-Handhabung verschiedene Fragen auf...

Die analytisch korrekte Bestimmung von DCF-Unternehmens- und Projektwerten ist nicht trivial...

Finanzielle Mittelanlagen sollten stets eine risikogerechte Rendite erbringen. Dies gilt für Aktien ("risidual claims") in gleicher Weise wie für zinstragende 'Aktiven ("debt contracts"). Risiko-Rendite-Betrachtungen müssen dabei in verschiedener Hinsicht differenziert erfolgen...