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patterns. The paper also suggests an important role for banks in helping predators accumulate, and avoid the disclosure of …
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This Paper investigates valuation effects of share block transfers and employs agency theory to explain the determinants of block premia. A sample of transactions from Poland is used to measure benefits and costs of ownership concentration. Block premia are found to be substantially lower than...
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patterns. The paper also suggests an important role for banks in helping predators accumulate, and avoid the disclosure of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608338
Corporate governance is concerned with the resolution of collective action problems among dispersed investors and the reconciliation of conflicts of interest between various corporate claimholders. In this survey we review the theoretical and empirical research on the main mechanisms of...
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This chapter surveys the theoretical and empirical research on the main mechanisms of corporate law and governance, discusses the main legal and regulatory institutions in different countries, and examines the comparative governance literature. Corporate governance is concerned with the...
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takeovers to test whether group structure, large shareholders, and bank control affect their value to shareholders. First, I … find that takeovers increase bidder value, but generally not that of the business group surrounding it. Second, majority … shareholder. Fourth, the worst takeovers are completed by firms that are majority-controlled by financial institutions. …
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In this study we provide evidence of cross-sectional dependence of bidder-shareholder wealth and target’s board characteristics. More specifically we provide evidence that the percentage of non-executives, the board size, the stock holdings of executives, and the other directorships held by...
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This paper tests the hypothesis that the threat of a contested <p> takeover improves corporate performance. This is done by a cross-sectional <p> analysis of listed Danish firms with and without effective takeover defenses. <p> Takeover defenses adopted by Danish firms mainly consist of dual class <p>...</p></p></p></p>
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takeovers to test whether group structure, large shareholders, and bank control affect their value to shareholders. First, I … find that takeovers increase bidder value, but generally not that of the business group surrounding it. Second, majority … shareholder. Fourth, the worst takeovers are completed by firms that are majority-controlled by financial institutions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005423210
This study analyzes the effect that banks' investments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) have on bank … performance. I find that banks' investments in CSR have a positive impact on financial performance, measured in terms of both … constituents value bank CSR activities. I find that CSR-related value creation is primarily a result of banks' external investments …
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