Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
Activist Shareholders, Decoupled Risk, and Corporate Governance
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-872303-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
governance and of capital markets overall.
Taking stock of the different decoupling strategies that have become known over the past several years, this book then provides an evaluation of each from a legal and an economic perspective. Based on several analytical frameworks, the author identifies the elements of equity deconstruction and demonstrates the consequences for shareholders, outside investors, and capital markets. On this basis, the book makes the case for regulatory intervention, based on three different pillars and comprising
disclosure, voting right suspension, and ex-post litigation. The book concludes by developing a concrete, comprehensive proposal on how to address the regulatory problem.
Overall, this book contributes to the debate about activist investment and the role of shareholders in corporate governance. At the same time it raises a number of important considerations about the role of equity investment more generally.