We study the link between institutional ownership stability and dividend payout ratio. We find that stable and large institutional owners favour dividend paying companies. There also exists a positive association between ownership persistence and dividend payout. Conversely, firms that change...

This study empirically examines the determinants of merger and acquisition (M&A) activities in Vietnam from 2005 to 2020, which has not been examined before, using a fixed-effects model for a sample of 674 completed M&A deals. The results indicate that targets' corporate governance and deal...