Essays about: "shareholders of european companies"

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  1. 6. Deal or No Deal - How Overvaluation and Governance Problems Drive Stock-Financed Acquisitions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Fabian Schimpf; Larissa Vogt; [2021]
    Keywords : Mergers and Acquisitions; Method of Payment; Stock Overvaluation; Corporate Governance; Shareholder Protection;

    Abstract : Theory suggests that overvalued firms can create value for their shareholders by exploiting their overvaluation to purchase less overvalued firms through stock-financed acquisitions. Recent evidence from the US indicates that these companies often fail to do so by significantly overpaying for their targets and destroying shareholder value in the long run. READ MORE

  3. 7. Core Focusing Strategy and Share Price Reactions - A study on northern European spin-off announcements

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Elin Ajax; Maria Tran; [2019-08-08]
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    Abstract : This study investigates the short-term shareholder reactions of announced spin-offs in northern Europe. Spin-offs conducted in order to increase core focus of the parent, and spin-offs not conducted for this reason, are distinguished and separately analyzed. READ MORE

  4. 8. Disclosure of changes in major holdings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten; Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Björn Schäfer; [2019]
    Keywords : Business Law; EU Law; European Union Law; EU; European Union; Capital Markets; Securities Markets; Stock Markets; Securities Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : With the adoption of MiFID II, a new, less regulated ‘level’ of capital mar-ket, the SME Growth market, is now available for the member states of the European Union. Available for SME Growth markets, there are several regu-latory alleviations for issuers of shares regarding e.g. READ MORE

  5. 9. European Takeover Law and the Freedom of Establishment: Towards Efficient Regulation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Christopher Phiri; [2018]
    Keywords : European Takeover Bids Directive; Disclosure Requirements; Mandatory Bid Rule; Board Neutrality Rule; Breakthrough Rule; Squeeze-Out Right; Sell-Out Right; Independent Expert Opinion; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The European Takeover Bids Directive has been at the centre of criticism since it was adopted on 21 April 2004. This study adds a voice to the enduring discourse on the extent to which the Directive is fit for purpose. READ MORE

  6. 10. Employee engagement in CSR strategy making : Understanding SMEs’ behavior towards stakeholders and CSR

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Jens Willem Woestenburg; Raquel Steffler Machado; [2018]
    Keywords : CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR in SMEs; Small Medium Size Enterprises; stakeholder engagement; employee engagement; stakeholder theory;

    Abstract : SMEs make up a large part of the global economy. Only in Sweden, for example, SMEs account for 61,3% of value added and employment (European Commision, 2016, p. 2). With such impressive presence, these firms exert a large impact on society and the environment. READ MORE