Family control and investors' reactions to acquisition announcements

• Main Authors: Teo, James, Goh, Kai Xin, Chua, Jerry
• Other Authors: Kang Soon Lee, Eugene
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Corporate governance; DRNTU::Business::Finance::Mergers and acquisitions
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48118
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study investigates the effects of family control on investors’ reactions to acquisitions. It also examines whether this association is influenced by signals of corporate governance such as CEO-Duality on Board, proportion of independent directors in the firm, proportion of institutional owners...