exemption for transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries allows controlling shareholders to circumvent the rule extensively … shareholders and creditors. Hence, if the Commission choses to go down this route it might end up with a comprehensive regulation …

We investigate whether and how major shareholders influence M&A wealth effects for listed acquirers in Europe. To that … strong connections of family owners with management in family-controlled firms. Next, large institutional shareholders all … overconfidence. As to the division of M&A gains, we find that regardless of their identity, large acquirer shareholders tend to put …

This paper investigates the role that shareholders may play in corporate governance by analysing the European … aiming at strengthening shareholders' voice in general meetings on the assumption that this is a prerequisite for sound … same time, may play a significant role in improving corporate governance by balancing the power of dominant shareholders …

current proposal relies exclusively on shareholders to drive the shift to a longer-term perspective. Especially after the … financial crisis, there is no clear reason for this exclusive reliance on shareholders. Although shareholders have and should … have specific rights in corporate governance, shareholders do not own companies. Their relationship with the company is a …