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In order to better differentiate the drivers of corporations' actions, in particular shareholder wealth and stakeholder interests, the paper explores the significance of the comply or explain-principle and its underlying enforcement mechanisms more generally. Against this background, compliance...
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interacting with its management and pressuring for strategic or corporate governance changes. In light of the theory and evidence …
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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 …
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This paper analyzes the interaction between shareholder structures and the quality of the corporate governance structure in France using the value creation criterion. Using shareholder structures allows to analyze the performance of French firms and to measure an underperformance of “hard...
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This paper analyzes the interaction between shareholder structures and the quality of the corporate governance structure in France using the value creation criterion. Using shareholder structures allows analyzing the performance of French firms and to measure an underperformance of “hard...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013120689
We investigate the valuation effects of German firms targeted by hedge funds and by private equity investors. We argue that both types of investors differ from other blockholders by their strong motivation and ability to actively engage and reduce agency costs. Consequently, we find positive...
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This paper analyses lawsuits against shareholders' resolutions according to the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) and … lawsuit is pending with a court. In particular, mergers have to be implemented without any delay. The minority shareholders … voting power of minority shareholders and create incentives to use the real option inefficiently. Therefore, the majority …
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This paper examines the economic determinants that lead German firms to adopt value-based management and control …
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shareholders in civil law systems explains crucial differences in corporate structure and finance. It questions the thesis that the …
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