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  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Does the Rise of Passive Investors Facilitate Hedge Fund Activism? An Empirical Analysis of Target Firm Value and Operating Performance

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Författare :Jan Gunell; Philip Linderum; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Hedge Fund Activism; Passive Investors; Corporate Governance; Firm Value; Operating Performance;

    Sammanfattning : Recent years have witnessed a concurrent development in U.S. stock ownership with a growing presence of passive investors and an increasing activity of hedge fund activism. This thesis addresses the question whether this development is related, and more specifically, whether the growth of passive investors facilitates hedge fund activism. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Differences in Value Creation - Hedge Fund versus Private Equity Activism - A cross-national comparison between Germany and Sweden

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

    Författare :Bjoern Henatsch; Korbinian Kummer; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Activism; Private Equity; Hedge Funds; Abnormal Returns; Value Creation;

    Sammanfattning : Shareholder activism is on the rise all across the globe. Two of the most prominent and active players in the field are private equity investors and hedge funds. This paper analyzes announcement returns for a hand-collected sample of activist campaigns following the financial crisis in Germany and Sweden. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Does Hedge Fund Activism Create Value?

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Henrik Assarsson; Jacob Magnusson; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Hedge fund activism; abnormal returns; market efficiency; corporate governance; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Using a data set of 139 events from 2006 to 2019, we demonstrate that announcements of hedge fund activism increases shareholder value in the short run. The abnormal return for the announcement of activism is approximately 6% over a [-10,+10] window. LÄS MER