The sources of shareholder wealth gains from going private transactions: The role of controlling shareholders

Sabri Boubaker, Alexis Cellier and Wael Rouatbi ()

No 2014-186, Working Papers from Department of Research, Ipag Business School

Abstract: The present study investigates the sources of shareholder wealth gains –as measured by cumulative abnormal returns and premiums– from going private transactions (GPTs). Using data for 314 GPTs from 18 Western European countries, we find that the announcem

Keywords: Going private; Wealth gains; Corporate governance; Private benefits of control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G32 G34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 77 pages
Date: 2014-01-01
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