Sökning: "Activist Investor"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden Activist Investor.

  1. 1. Decoding the Winning Strategy - An in-depth study of Swedish closed-end funds

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Fredrik Stenberg; Markus Albert; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Closed-end funds; predictability of stock returns; predicting investor targets; active ownership; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : The predictability of stock returns, prediction of buyout targets and value creation by activist owners are well-researched areas. However, Swedish closed-end funds' outstanding performance has received little attention. LÄS MER

  3. 2. ABB Chasing Higher Margins - Focuses on Core Business

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Författare :Lovisa Berglund; Filip Fröjd; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Mergers and Acquisitions; Divestment; Conglomerate;

    Sammanfattning : In this paper the divestment of a business unit made by the Swedish-Swiss company ABB to the Japanese company Hitachi will be studied. The paper follows a case study methodology and aims to answer why ABB made this divestment as well as if the transaction was successful and at a fair price. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Aktivism - Pessimism eller Opportunism?

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Rikard Jannesson; Anton Xu; Joel Rikardsson; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Activism; Activist Investor; hedge fund activism; corporate governance; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  5. 4. Market Reactions to Hedge Fund Activism in Europe - An Empirical Study

    Kandidat-uppsats,

    Författare :Philip Linderum; Daniel Karlsson; [2018-06-26]
    Nyckelord :Corporate goverance; Hedge funds; Activism; Europe; Event studies;

    Sammanfattning : Activism is on the rise in Europe. In recent years, hedge funds have begun to target firms across the continent with the intent of generating profits through exercising shareholder rights to prompt change and address inefficiencies. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Who’s in Control?: A Comparative Case Study on Private Equity and Shareholder Activism

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Författare :David Blomberg; David Olerup; [2009]
    Nyckelord :Private Equity; Shareholder Activism; Board of Directors; Agency Costs; Corporate Governance;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to evaluate the role of the Board of Directors as a governance tool in companies invested into by either a Private Equity or Shareholder Activist investor. In order to do this, we perform a comparative case study on Private Equity investor Segulah’s engagement in marine technology company Callenberg and Shareholder Activist investor Cevian Capital’s engagement in fashion retailer Lindex. LÄS MER