Corporate Law and Corporate Governance

Ownership and Control of German Corporations

Julian Franks and Colin Mayer

Year
2001
Venue
Review of Financial Studies
Level
Advanced
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Summary

Studies ownership, board turnover, block transfers, and private benefits of control in German corporations. The findings separate static ownership concentration from the dynamic market for control and provide a benchmark for comparing continental European and Anglo-American governance.

Citation

Julian Franks and Colin Mayer. "Ownership and Control of German Corporations." Review of Financial Studies, 2001.

BibTeX

@article{Franks2001Ownership,
  title = {Ownership and Control of German Corporations},
  author = {Julian Franks and Colin Mayer},
  year = {2001},
  journal = {Review of Financial Studies},
  url = {https://academic.oup.com/rfs/article/14/4/943/1595587}
}
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