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employ 'harmful' resistance that is not perceived as being motivated by shareholders' interests. We find that harmful …
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We examine the expected economic benefits of mergers and acquisitions. We conclude that both signaling and revelation biases are responsible for the commonly reported finding that on average takeovers are harmful to bidder shareholder wealth. After accounting for these two biases that lead to a...
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academics and market participants, is that entrenchment reduces accountability to shareholders and amplifies agency costs, thus …
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The paper examines the returns to shareholders of acquiring companies in India during the period 2003-08. The abnormal … or unlisted) acquired on the stock returns of the acquiring companies' shareholders.The results indicate that M …&A generate statistically significant abnormal returns on the announcement as well as higher post M&A returns for shareholders of …
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control rights and the types of control of the ultimate controlling shareholders (UCSs) of listed firms in China influence … pay and the level of cash dividend payout, which indicates that the ultimate controlling shareholders are likely to use … firms' cash dividend policy. The difference might stem from the historical nature of these ultimate controlling shareholders …
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costs, to quantify the return to inversion for different shareholders. Foreign and tax-exempt investors, along with the … taxable shareholders. The model illustrates an agency conflict in which heterogeneity in personal taxes generates a wealth … transfer between shareholders. Furthermore, personal taxes offset the loss in government revenue by 39% …
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corporate governance scholars should understand the nonfinancial motivations of shareholders when evaluating potential conflicts … controlling-versus-minority shareholders. Lastly, the PP literature should shift its rhetoric from conflicts to a good balance …
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.S. But we argue that outside investors in European listed firms with controlling shareholders are poorly protected compared … shareholders rather than shielding passive investors, is not well suited for controlled, listed firms. This approach translates … into a lack of definition and development of specific fiduciary duties of the controlling shareholders towards market …
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The Nasdaq Stock Market's enforcement activities offer a unique setting for investigating the consequences of changes in corporate governance as evidenced by deficiency notices. We document significant negative abnormal returns in response to Nasdaq deficiency notices for audit committee and...
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Recent research on blockholders focuses on activist hedge funds and documents positive stock but negative bond returns. This study investigates the role of blockholder heterogeneity on security market effects and target firm follow-on activities across three important dimensions: identity,...
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