This paper analyses lawsuits against shareholders' resolutions according to the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) and … lawsuit is pending with a court. In particular, mergers have to be implemented without any delay. The minority shareholders … voting power of minority shareholders and create incentives to use the real option inefficiently. Therefore, the majority …

non-targets, those firms granting fewer rights to outside shareholders experience a more positive stock price reaction …

paradox for both the literature and the law, (ii) IIs have interests that do not coincide with those of other shareholders …

paradox for both the literature and the law, (ii) IIs have interests that do not coincide with those of other shareholders …

companies and revealing how these institutional investors behave and vote at shareholders' meetings. The results show growing …

shareholders. This paper examines whether this form of engagement mitigates activism that relies upon support from other … shareholders. We find that IR engagement is associated with increased investor confidence in management and the board, as well as a … factor in achieving mutual understanding and trust between the firm and its shareholders, which deters activist investors and …

.S. But we argue that outside investors in European listed firms with controlling shareholders are poorly protected compared … shareholders rather than shielding passive investors, is not well suited for controlled, listed firms. This approach translates … into a lack of definition and development of specific fiduciary duties of the controlling shareholders towards market …