Essays about: "Controlling minority"

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  1. 16. An Accounting Approach to Law and Finance: -A cross-European study using earnings multiples

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Christian Mönegård-Jacobsson; Karl van de Paer; [2007]
    Keywords : Law and Finance; Minority shareholder protection; International accounting; Multiples; Multiple valuation;

    Abstract : This research paper is an attempt to combine two extensively researched disciplines, namely the field of “Law and Finance” and the field of international accounting. “Law and Finance” theory finds that there are institutional differences between countries in the way the legal system protects minority shareholders, where higher minority shareholder protection ultimately leads to companies being valued higher by the market. READ MORE

  3. 17. Dividend Policy and Ownership Structures in Swedish Firms

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Anders Wållgren; [2006]
    Keywords : Agency cost; ownership structure; dividends; Sweden; non-listed;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the dividend policy of Swedish firms by employing an agency framework. The study data, containing accounting data for all Swedish companies and ownership data for all listed companies, is collected from the Ägarna och Makten and the MM Partners databases. READ MORE

  4. 18. Corporate Control and Value Destruction

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Lars Schöldström; Karl-Johan Wattsgård; [2006]
    Keywords : agency costs; marginal q; Sweden; corporate control;

    Abstract : Investigating a panel of Swedish public companies from 1986 to 2003 (4543 firm year observations) this paper investigates the effect of control structure and type of controlling owner on investment efficiency. Sweden is characterized by a high prevalence of voting and cash flow rights separation, as well as controlled ownership structures where families are the most recurrent ultimate owners in control. READ MORE