The anatomy of block accumulations by activist shareholders
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Keywords
Investor activism; Activist blockholders; Hedge funds; Stock ownership;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
- G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
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