Shareholder activism by hedge funds : motivations and market's perceptions of hedge fund interventions / / Mihaela Butu

• Autore: Butu Mihaela
• Pubblicazione: Hamburg, Germany : , : Diplomica Verlag GmbH, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (58 p.)
• Disciplina: 659.285
• Soggetto topico: Corporations - Investor relations - Germany; Stockholders - Germany; Hedge funds - Germany
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Shareholder 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
• Sommario/riassunto: In 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Shareholder activism by hedge funds
• ISBN: 3-8428-3914-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463903303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II