Institutional Investor Activism - Hedge Funds and Private Equity, Economics and Regulation (Paperback)

The past two decades has witnessed unprecedented changes in the corporate governance landscape in Europe, the US and Asia. Across many countries, activist investors have pursued engagements with management of target companies. More recently, the role of the hostile activist shareholder has been taken up by a set of hedge funds. Hedge fund activism is characterized by mergers and corporate restructuring, replacement of management and board members, proxy voting, and lobbying of management. These investors target and research companies, take large positions in `their stock, criticize their business plans and governance practices, and confront their managers, demanding action enhancing shareholder value. This book analyses the impact of activists on the companies that they invest, the effects on shareholders and on activists funds themselves. Chapters examine such topic as investors' strategic approaches, the financial returns they produce, and the regulatory frameworks within which they operate. The chapters also provide historical context, both of activist investment and institutional shareholder passivity. The volume facilitates a comparison between the US and the EU, juxtaposing not only regulatory patterns but investment styles.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2015
Editors:	William Bratton (Nicholas F. Gallicchio Profesor of Law and Co-Director, Institute for Law & Economics) • Joseph A. McCahery (Program Director of Finance and Law at Duisenberg School of Finance)
Dimensions:	246 x 178 x 42mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	816
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-872394-3
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law > Company law Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Investment & securities > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law > Financial law > General Books > Money & Finance > Investment & securities > General
LSN:	0-19-872394-6
Barcode:	9780198723943

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