LEADER 02877nam 2200589 450 001 9910463903303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a3-8428-3914-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000523534 035 $a(EBL)1594191 035 $a(OCoLC)867931092 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001188658 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11799363 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001188658 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11141113 035 $a(PQKB)10169760 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1594191 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1594191 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10850886 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000523534 100 $a20140408h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aShareholder activism by hedge funds $emotivations and market's perceptions of hedge fund interventions /$fMihaela Butu 210 1$aHamburg, Germany :$cDiplomica Verlag GmbH,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (58 p.) 225 0 $aReihe Alternative Investments ;$vBand 5 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-8428-8914-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aShareholder Activismby Hedge Funds; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; 1 Introduction; 2 Shareholder Activism; 2.1 Activism by traditional institutions; 2.2 Activism by hedge funds; 3 Data and overview of types of activism; 3.1 The sample; 3.2 Classification of events by type of activism; 3.3 Examples of activist events; 4 Stock returns on hedge fund activism; 4.1 Methodology; 4.2 Empirical results; 5 Summary and conclusion; Appendix: Two examples of activist events - Schedule 13D; References 330 $aIn recent years, hedge funds' successful interventions in some large public companies have revealed their critical role in the corporate governance landscape in the United States and Europe. Due to public opinion, this new form of shareholder activism is accompanied by much polemic. This study examines the nature of hedge fund activism, the types of them, and the market's perception of interventions in the United States. Starting with a distinction between shareholder activism by traditional institutions, and activism performed by hedge funds, the study elucidates why the latter may be more ef 606 $aCorporations$xInvestor relations$zGermany 606 $aStockholders$zGermany 606 $aHedge funds$zGermany 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCorporations$xInvestor relations 615 0$aStockholders 615 0$aHedge funds 676 $a659.285 700 $aButu$b Mihaela$0945160 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463903303321 996 $aShareholder activism by hedge funds$92133791 997 $aUNINA