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Corporate Governance and Takeover Outcomes
Author(s) -
Aktas Nihat,
Croci Ettore,
Simsir Serif Aziz
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
corporate governance: an international review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1467-8683
pISSN - 0964-8410
DOI - 10.1111/corg.12116
Subject(s) - corporate governance , business , accounting , competition (biology) , market for corporate control , agency (philosophy) , mergers and acquisitions , product market , agency cost , industrial organization , shareholder , economics , market economy , finance , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , incentive
Manuscript type Review Research Question/Issue This article reviews how and through which channels corporate governance shapes takeover outcomes. Research Findings We summarize the main findings of the empirical literature that investigates the effect of corporate governance mechanisms on takeover outcomes. The internal and external governance mechanisms that we consider are: the board of directors, the takeover market, blockholders, financial markets in general, product market competition, and the labor market. Theoretical/Academic Implications This article adopts an agency perspective of the firm and reviews the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) literature through the lens of corporate governance. We highlight how the different corporate governance mechanisms affect the takeover process and outcomes. Practitioner/Policy Implications The article systematizes the current state of the research linking corporate governance and takeovers. In doing so, we emphasize which mechanisms policymakers can use to improve the efficiency of the takeover market. Alternatively, the review also offers indications concerning mechanisms that could be used to mitigate agency conflicts and, as such, increase firm value.