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  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Closing the value gap: An Empirical Analysis of Cevian Capital’s Activism in Europe

    Kandidat-uppsats,

    Författare :Marceli Krenz; [2021-06-23]
    Nyckelord :Cevian Capital; Hedge Fund Activism; Abnormal Returns; Western Europe; Operating Performance Metrics;

    Sammanfattning : This paper analyses the short- and long-term impact of Cevian Capitals activist investments on 16 public companies in Europe during 2010-2019. Cevian Capital is the largest activist hedge fund in Europe and is characterized as a “constructivist” hedge fund, employing a non-aggressive approach to activism. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Shareholder Activism on Sustainability

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

    Författare :Fabian Roeben; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Shareholder activism; Corporate sustainability; ESG; Case study; Tieto;

    Sammanfattning : The increasing prevalence of shareholder activism in Europe and the rising significance of corporate sustainability have motivated this paper to investigate the impact of shareholder activists on companies' sustainability performances. To examine this relationship, an event study on 59 shareholder activist campaigns from 2006 to 2017 is conducted utilizing Thomson Reuters' ESG database, which allows for a component analysis of the ESG framework. LÄS MER

  5. 4. 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

  7. 5. Företagsanalys och shareholding

    D-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Henrik Norén; Ulrik Norén; Hans-Erik Wahll; [2007-02-08]
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    Sammanfattning : Problembeskrivning: Under år 2006 förvärvade Cevian Capital AB, med dess företrädare Christer Gardell och Lars Förberg i spetsen, en aktiepost i det svenska företaget Volvo. Detta skapade starka reaktioner i såväl det svenska näringslivet som hos svenska politiker, vilket kom att avspeglas i media. LÄS MER