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Corporate Governance Convergence: Evidence From Takeover Regulation Reforms in Europe

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Marc Goergen ()
Marina Martynova ()
Luc Renneboog ()

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This paper contributes to the research on corporate governance by predicting the effects of European takeover regulation. In particular, we investigate whether the recent reforms of takeover regulation in Europe are leading to a harmonization of the national legislations. With the help of 150 corporate governance lawyers from 30 European countries, we collected the main changes in takeover regulation. We assess whether a process of convergence towards the Anglo-(American) corporate governance system has been started and we find that this is the case. We make predictions as to the consequences of the reforms for the ownership and control. However, we find that, while in some countries the adoption of a unified takeover code may result in dispersed ownership, in others it may further consolidate the blockholder-based system.

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Paper provided by Utrecht School of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 05-19.

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Date of creation: Mar 2005
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Keywords: takeover regulation; mergers and acquisitions; corporate governance; ownership and control; governance regulation; convergence.;

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G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
K2 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law
K22 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Corporation and Securities Law
K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Capital and Ownership Structure

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