I show that ownership by blockholding and board composition is an important determinant of corporate debt maturity … link with insider ownership is non-linear. …

blockholders, often in the form of individuals, family groups, other corporations, or lending institutions are the dominant players … institutional ownership and activism in the United States and other countries. We also discuss studies of the efficacy of such … activism. We then examine differences in ownership structures around the world and the implications of the interactions of …

the lack of separation of ownership and control and insufficient diversification of family-investors are said to lead to … in legal structure, size, age, industry, and - most importantly - in the degree of family ownership, family management … and family control. The results of our analysis reveals differentiated results. Fundamentally, family ownership and family …

competition is weak and public pension fund ownership is low as well. By contrast, when industry competition is intense and …/or public pension fund ownership is high, ATPs do not hurt bidder returns. Conclusions: The complementarity among ATPs, excess … cash, industry competition, and public pension fund ownership suggests that ATPs per se do not necessarily result in value …