Open market share repurchases are strictly regulated to prevent companies from profiting from insider information. We examine compliance with these rules in France, where the mandatory disclosure of share repurchases provides detailed information on repurchases actually undertaken. Using a...

Research on the impact of open market share repurchases has been hindered by the lack of data available on actual share repurchases in many countries, including the US. Using a previously unused database containing detailed information on 36,848 repurchases made by 352 French firms, we show that...

This paper examines seasoned equity offerings in France. Even though a rightsoffering is the primary flotation method, French companies are increasingly using therelatively expensive public offering method. We show that the market reaction to theannouncement of seasoned equity issues is...

In this article, we look at two competing hypotheses to explain IPO underpricing in France when a seasoned offering follows the IPO. The first hypothesis assumes that the initial underpricing is a signal from a high quality firm in the anticipation of a subsequent equity issue at a higher price....

We examine the relation between cash holdings, quality of governance and financial constraints. We find that firms with strong shareholder rights hold more cash, contrary to the predictions of agency theory. This result is partly due to the positive correlation that exists between governance...

Les règles de bonne gouvernance tendent à imposer des consignes de plus en plus strictes sur l’égalité des actionnaires et à renforcer le caractère disciplinaire des conseils d’administration. Alors que ces dispositions visent à protéger les intérêts des investisseurs, les...

Les entreprises européennes et américaines détiennent une part de plus en plus importante de leurs actifs sous forme de trésorerie, alors que la sophistication financière croissante devrait les aider à réduire la trésorerie. Après un état des lieux sur les niveaux de trésorerie en...

Arrivées en France avec l'émission d'Alcatel Optronics en 2000, les actions reflets (ou tracking stocks) sont utilisées aux Etats-Unis depuis 1984. Après une présentation de l'intérêt d'une telle émission, notamment par rapport à une introduction en bourse de filiale (carve-out), cet...