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Ownership Structure and Corporate Control in Bulgaria

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The paper presents the actual ownership structure of public companies in Bulgaria on the basis of a survey of 104 companies traded on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange. It also discusses the problems of disclosure of ownership information, focussing on the transposition of the EC Large Holdings Directives. The paper finds out an inconsistent enforcement of the disclosure procedures and very concentrated ownership; for more than half of the companies the largest shareholders stakes’ exceed more than 50%. That provides incentives and opportunities for violation of the rights of minority shareholders, though this is far not the only reason.

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  • Plamen Tchipev, 2003. "Ownership Structure and Corporate Control in Bulgaria," Economic Thought journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 7, pages 132-146.
    • Handle: RePEc:bas:econth:y:2003:i:7:p:132-146
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    1. Plamen D. Tchipev, 1998. "Bulgarian Mass Privatisation: Implications on Corporate Governance," ERI-BAS Chapters, in: Plamen D. Tchipev & Jurgen Backhaus & Frank Stephen (ed.), Mass privatisation schemes in Central and East European Countries. Implications on corporate governance, edition 1, chapter 2, pages 77-116, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute.
    2. Stefan Petranov, 2001. "Concentration of Capital in the Public Joint-stock Companies, Protection for the Investors and the Capital Market: 1997-1999," Economic Thought journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 7, pages 133-148.
    3. Plamen D. Tchipev, 1998. "Bulgarian Mass Privatisation: Implications on Corporate Governance," ERI-BAS Chapters, in: Plamen D. Tchipev & Jurgen Backhaus & Frank Stephen (ed.), Mass privatisation schemes in Central and East European Countries. Implications on corporate governance, edition 1, chapter 2, pages 77-116 Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute.
    4. Becht, M.C. & Chapelle, A. & Renneboog, L.D.R., 1999. "Shareholding Cascades : The Separation of Ownership and Control in Belgium," Other publications TiSEM 7a15c5ff-a909-44ed-abb6-9, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
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    5. Plamen D. Tchipev, 2008. "Corporate Governance in Bulgaria's Accession to the EU: Corporate Boards Perspective," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 2, pages 152-181.

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    JEL classification:

    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • K22 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Business and Securities Law

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