Year
2009
Authors
CHARLETY-LEPERS Patricia, FAGART M.-C., SOUAM S.
Abstract
We analyze the incentives for a controlling shareholder to acquire silent or controlling shares in a competitor. When it occurs, the acquisition is detrimental to minority shareholders of his firm, or to the target, or even to both. The ownership structure of firms turns out to be a key variable. The possession of initial silent toeholds in rivals unambiguously encourages further partial acquisitions, both controlling and silent. However, a higher initial controlling share generally stimulates controlling acquisitions, but always discourages silent ones.
CHARLETY-LEPERS, P., FAGART, M.C. et SOUAM, S. (2009). Incentives for Partial Acquisitions and Real Market Concentration. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 165(3), pp. 508-534.