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Pyramidal Ownership Structure, Dual Class Shares and Firms’ Financial Performance in Brazilian Market

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  • Lelis Pedro Andrade

    (Instituto Federal de Minas Gerais - IFMG - Campus Formiga.)

  • Aureliano Angel Bressan

    (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG)

  • Robert Aldo Iquiapaza

Abstract

This study aims to identify whether there is a relationship between dual class shares issuance, pyramidal ownership structure and firms’ financial performance in the Brazilian market. To this end, univariate tests and panel data analysis were applied in a sample for the 2000 to 2012 period. The results indicate that there is a significant and negative relationship between dual class shares issuance and firm’s financial performance, regardless of whether there is a pyramidal ownership structure in firm. In other hand, we find positive effects from pyramidal structure on the firm’s financial performance, conditioned that there is no dual class shares issuance, and also on the absence of an excessive number of levels until the ultimate controlling shareholder in the pyramidal structure. These evidences suggest that the voting power matters to improve firms’ financial performance; and that there are benefits and costs from pyramidal ownership structure in Brazilian firms.

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  • Lelis Pedro Andrade & Aureliano Angel Bressan & Robert Aldo Iquiapaza, 2014. "Pyramidal Ownership Structure, Dual Class Shares and Firms’ Financial Performance in Brazilian Market," Brazilian Review of Finance, Brazilian Society of Finance, vol. 12(4), pages 555-595.
    • Handle: RePEc:brf:journl:v:12:y:2014:i:4:p:555-595
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    1. Lélis Pedro Andrade & Aureliano Angel Bressan & Robert Aldo Iquiapaza, 2017. "Dual class shares, board of directors’ effectiveness and firm’s market value: an empirical study," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 21(4), pages 1053-1092, December.

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    Keywords

    Estrutura piramidal de controle; Emissão de duas classes de ações; Desempenho financeiro.;
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    JEL classification:

    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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