European takeover law reform. The article ends with looking into the goals, methods and scope of European corporate law …

Common ownership is the t ... …

, delegated management, and investor ownership. The major agency problems that attend the corporate form and that, therefore, must … forces shaping the development of corporate law, including evolving patterns of share ownership, are examined …

corporate takeovers. We use the staggered enactment of M&A laws from 1992 to 2005 and a sample spanning 34 jurisdictions, and …

different measures produce very different results. But, whichever measure is used, taking account of pyramid ownership … ultimate control rights measures are adequate on their own, suggesting that further work on ownership structure and pyramids is …

decades has led to higher levels of common ownership and increased attention on the topic by academic researchers. A consensus … has yet to emerge from the literature regarding the consequences of increased common ownership on firm behavior and market … provides an overview of the theoretical underpinnings of common ownership and critically reviews the empirical literature …

This paper analyses ownership and control structures of Dutch listed companies. Legislation effective since 1992 … that the average ownership stakes of the largest and the three largest shareholders are 27% and 41%, respectively. The … average ownership stakes of banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are relatively low. We observe that …

corporate takeover threat, this paper examines how a disciplinary market for corporate control affects accounting conservatism … shareholder protection and in those experiencing larger growth in takeover activity. Further analysis reveals that elevated … takeover threats increase conservatism through changes in capital structure and investment decisions as well as improvements in …