Block Share Purchases And Corporate Performance  

Oleh:

Bethel, Jennifer E. ; Liebeskind, Julia Porter ; Opler, Tim

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Journal of Finance (EBSCO) vol. 53 no. 2 (Apr. 1998), page 605-634.
Topik: Koorporasi; performance; profittabilitas; shares
Fulltext: p 605.pdf (131.41KB)

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This paper investigates the causes and consequences of activist block share purchases in the 1980s. We find that activist investors were most likely to purchase large blocks of shares in highly diversified firms with poor profitability. Activists were not less likely to purchase blocks in firms with shark repellents and employee stock ownership plans. Activist block purchases were followed by increases in asset divestitures, decreases in mergers and acquisitions, and abnormal share price appreciation. Industry-adjusted operating profitability also rose. This evidence supports the view that the market for partial corporate control plays an important role in limiting agency costs in U.S. corporations.

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