This paper investigates the rationale behind interfirm tender offers by examining the returns realized by the stockholders of firms that were the targets of unsuccessful tender offers and firms that have made unsuccessful offers. Our results suggest that the permanent positive revaluation of the...

This paper examines the wealth impact of share repurchases that restrict participation to a particular sub-set of a firm's stockholders. Repurchases at a premium from insiders and small shareholders increase the wealth of non-participating stockholders and are therefore consistent with the...

This Article examines the market reaction to a series of legal events concerning thejudicial interpretation of the pari passu clause in sovereign debt instruments.1 Moregenerally, the Article provides insights into the reactions of investors (predominantlyfinancial institutions), issuers...