Equal opportunity rule vs. market rule in transfer of control: How can private benefits help to provide an answer?
de La Bruslerie, Hubert (2013), Equal opportunity rule vs. market rule in transfer of control: How can private benefits help to provide an answer?, Journal of corporate finance, 23, p. 88–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2013.07.007
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http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00937543Date
2013-12Journal name
Journal of corporate financeVolume
23Publisher
Elsevier
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88–107
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de La Bruslerie, HubertAbstract (EN)
Having been introduced in the European Union and in many other countries, the equal opportunity rule is seen as protecting investors in the event of a transfer of control. This rule should be analyzed in a context of appropriation of private benefits between the new controlling shareholders and the outside investors. Both parties need to design a new implicit contract to share the firm's ownership. Using a signaling model, we show that the new controlling shareholder issues signals to outside shareholders to deliver private information on a firm's future economic return and her private rate of appropriation. The ownership stake of the controlling shareholder and the premium embedded in the acquisition price are key parameters. In a controlling ownership system, the equal opportunity rule modifies the relative behavior of controlling and outside shareholders. The quality of information deteriorates but the discipline on appropriation may become stronger.Subjects / Keywords
Equal opportunity rule; transfer of control; takeover; controlling shareholder; investors protection; private benefitsRelated items
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