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Dynamics in ownership and firm survival: evidence from corporate Germany
Heiss, Florian; Köke, Jens - 2001
This study investigates the determinants of changes in corporate ownership and firm failure, taking into account different types of sellers and buyers of control blocks. For a large panel of German corporations we find that firms are more likely to fail or to be sold when performance is poor,...
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Did Concentration on Core Competencies Drive Merger and Acquisition Activities in the 1990s? Empirical Evidence for Germany
Hussinger, Katrin - 2005
In the context of increasing globalization of markets, merger and acquisition activities in the 1990s are said to be driven by reorganization processes with respect to concentration on firms? core competencies in order to increase or maintain market power in international markets. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297448
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Control transfers in corporate Germany: their frequency, causes and consequences
Köke, Jens - 2000
This study examines changes in block ownership for a large sample of listed and non-listed German firms. The frequency of block trading is similar to other countries, and the vast majority of block trades leads to changes in ultimate ownership (control transfers). Such changes are more likely...
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Determinants of acquisition and failure: stylized facts and lessons for empirical studies
Köke, Jens - 2001
This study provides new stylized facts on the determinants of corporate failure and acquisition in Germany. It also …
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Absorptive capacity and post-acquisition inventor productivity
Hussinger, Katrin - 2010
Inventors often experience a low productivity after their company has been subject to a merger or acquisition (M&As). It is of central managerial interest to identify factors facilitating the integration of new inventive staff and thereby counteracting innovation declines after M&As. This paper...
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Besteuerung verbundener Unternehmen und Finanzierung: Die steuerliche Behandlung der nationalen und grenzüberschreitenden Beteiligungs- und Fremdfinanzierung von Kapitalgesellschaf...
Jacobs, Otto H.; Spengel, Christoph - 1992
Deutschland, Frankreich und Großbritannien herangezogen. ; The following article examines the effects of different business tax … how the corporation tax systems in France, Germany and the United Kingdom eliminate double taxation of intercompany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299567
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Unternehmensbesteuerung und Finanzierung: Eine vergleichende Analyse der Besteuerungskonzeptionen für Kapitalgesellschaften in Deutschland, Frankreich und Großbritannien
Jacobs, Otto H.; Spengel, Christoph - 1992
für Kapitalgesellschaften analysiert, ob und inwieweit in Deutschland, Frankreich und Großbritannien steuerartenbezogene … Einflüsse auf die Entscheidung bezüglich der Finanzierung von Kapitalgesellschaften durch Beteiligungs- oder Fremdkapital … finance a corporation with debt or equity by comparing the basic business taxation concepts in France, Germany and the United …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299675
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On the Role of Entrepreneurial Experience for Start-up Financing: An Empirical Investigation for Germany
Metzger, Georg - 2007
Entrepreneurs are often faced with problems regarding start-up financing. But compared to novice entrepreneurs, experienced entrepreneurs should have both more knowledge and better contacts, which should potentially reduce the occurrence of problems and affect finance composition. However,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297930
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On the Role of Entrepreneurial Experience for Start-up Financing: An Empirical Investigation for Germany
Metzger, Georg - 2007
Entrepreneurs are often faced with problems regarding start-up financing. But compared to novice entrepreneurs, experienced entrepreneurs should have both more knowledge and better contacts, which should potentially reduce the occurrence of problems and affect finance composition. However,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297943
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To Be Financed or Not…: The Role of Patents for Venture Capital Financing
Mueller, Elisabeth; Harhoff, Dietmar; Haeussler, Carolin - 2009
This paper investigates how patent applications and grants held by new ventures improve their ability to attract venture capital (VC) financing. We argue that investors are faced with considerable uncertainty and therefore rely on patents as signals when trying to assess the prospects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298721