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Corporate Investment Decisions and Corporate Control: Evidence From Going-Private Transactions

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The investment decisions of firms over a five-year period immediately prior to being taken private are examined. The results indicate that announcements of new investments made by going-private candidates are characterized by significant negative median abnormal returns. These findings appear to be driven largely by the subsample of contested transactions. For this subsample and its control group, the likelihood of becoming a buyout candidate is significantly inversely related to the wealth effects of the firm's investment decisions. Overall, the results suggest that one source of value in going-private transactions, particularly contested transactions, is the reduction of agency costs observed in the form of poor investment decisions.

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  • David J. Denis, 1992. "Corporate Investment Decisions and Corporate Control: Evidence From Going-Private Transactions," Financial Management, Financial Management Association, vol. 21(3), Fall.
    • Handle: RePEc:fma:fmanag:denis92
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    1. Andrew Metrick & Ayako Yasuda, 2011. "Venture Capital and Other Private Equity: a Survey," European Financial Management, European Financial Management Association, vol. 17(4), pages 619-654, September.
    2. Walter, Andreas & Eisele, Florian, 2003. "Kurswertreaktionen auf die Ankündigung von Going Private : Transaktionen am deutschen Kapitalmarkt," Tübinger Diskussionsbeiträge 274, University of Tübingen, School of Business and Economics.
    3. Florian Eisele & Andreas Walter, 2006. "Motive für den Rückzug von der Börse — Ergebnisse einer Befragung deutscher Going Private-Unternehmen," Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, Springer, vol. 58(6), pages 807-833, September.
    4. Florian Eisele & Andreas Walter, 2006. "Kursreaktionen auf die Ankündigung von Going Private-Transaktionen am deutschen Kapitalmarkt," Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, Springer, vol. 58(3), pages 337-362, May.
    5. Phillippe Desbrières & Alain Schatt, 2002. "The Impacts of LBOs on the Performance of Acquired Firms: The French Case," Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(5‐6), pages 695-729.
    6. Oskar Kowalewski & Krzysztof Jackowicz, 2005. "Why Companies Go Private in Emerging Markets? Evidence from Poland," Finance 0511013, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    7. James Brau & J. Carpenter & Mauricio Rodriguez & C. Sirmans, 2013. "REIT Going Private Decisions," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 46(1), pages 24-43, January.

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