Essays about: "corporate governance acquisitions"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 essays containing the words corporate governance acquisitions.

1. 11. Do Acquisitions Generate Abnormal Returns? Evidence from the Deregulated Electric Utility Industry

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ronald Steensma; [2018]
   Keywords : Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance; Firm Performance: Size; Diversification; and Scope; Electric Utilities;

   Abstract : From 1992 onwards, the market for corporate control has been changing as a consequence of deregulation in the North American and West European electric utility industry. Motivated by the lack of consensus on the value creation of acquisitions in the deregulated electric utility industry, this study is conducted. READ MORE

3. 12. Shark Repellents : Predicting the Takeover-Likelihood by Means of Pre-emptive Anti-Takeover Provisions & Key Performance Indicators

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Christoph Sontheimer; Benjamin Czubacki; [2018]
   Keywords : Anti-Takeover Provision; Takeover-Likelihood; Corporate Governance; Hostile Takeover; Takeover; Mergers and Acquisition;

   Abstract : This study is concerned with public companies (listed on the stock exchange) which are threatened by an unwanted takeover-attempt. Particularly, the investigation is centered around opportunities for such companies to defend themselves against hostile takeovers. READ MORE

4. 13. The influence of nations: A study of their effects on cross-border M&A

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Benedicte Sofie Damslora; Lars Linder; [2018]
   Keywords : Cross-border; M A; country-specific factors; bidder returns;

   Abstract : Country-specific factors have far-reaching effects on everything from how nations operate to how their economies perform. In order to analyze their impacts on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, we utilize data from deals between 10 different countries within the time period of 2000 to 2014. READ MORE

5. 14. Controlling minority shareholders' effect on value creation in M&A transactions

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

   Author : Frida Ericsson; Sofia Knobel; [2018]
   Keywords : M A; Corporate Governance; ; Minority Expropriation; Ownership Structure;

   Abstract : We examine the effect of having a controlling minority shareholder (CMS controller) - who holds a large fraction of a firm's voting rights without a proportional investment in the cash flow rights - on the extent of value creation from M&A transactions in Sweden. The data sample consists of 263 M&A transactions between 2003 and 2013, of which 109 were undertaken by firms with a CMS controller. READ MORE

6. 15. The Predicament of Excess Cash and M&A in an Agency Conflict Context: Evidence from the U.S

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Bianca Merckling; Ellen Börjesson; [2017]
   Keywords : M A; Excess Cash; Corporate Governance; Agency Conflicts; Governance Index;

   Abstract : This study aims to establish the relationship between cash levels (Opler et al. 1999), shareholder rights (Gompers, Ishii & Metrick 2003) and stock performance focusing on agency conflicts and the free cash flow problem in an M&A context. The data used covers M&A transactions in the U.S between the years 1990 and 2016. READ MORE