This article examines the link between the integration processes at work in acquired companies and the results of acquisition. New questions are raised concerning the underlying mechanisms of the integration process, in which it is essential to identify those factors that lend value to the...

We examine how ownership concentration and the separation of ownership and control affect market liquidity in France. We find that firms with a large insider blockholder exhibit significantly lower liquidity. Different methods of concentrating control affect liquidity in different ways. Pyramid...

For many specialists of territorial networks, the question of governance is crucial. Nevertheless, few works have focused on this subject. In a context where this kind of network is multiplying, and in view of the mixed results of the experiments carried out up until now, this article offers a...

This paper surveys research on corporate governance, with special attention to the importance of legal protection of investors and of ownership concentration in corporate governance systems in Europe. One share-one vote encourages the selection of an efficient management team. Families are the...

We examine how ownership concentration and the separation of ownership and control affect secondary-market liquidity in France. We find that firms with a large insider blockholder exhibit significantly lower liquidity. However, different methods of enhancing control affect liquidity in different...

Nous assistons, depuis quelques années, à une envolée des prix d'acquisition payés dans le cadre des regroupements d'entreprises. Cette tendance s'explique en grande partie par la place prépondérante occupée par les éléments incorporels chez les entités cibles. La présente recherche...