John Buchanan, Dominic Heesang Chai, Simon Deakin

Hedge Fund Activism in Japan

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Charts the rise and fall of confrontational hedge fund activism in Japan.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 561g
• ISBN-13: 9781107672505
• ISBN-10: 1107672503
• Artikelnr.: 39876000

Autorenporträt

JOHN BUCHAN (1875-1940) was a British novelist and historian who divided his time between writing adventure fiction and serving in various political and diplomatic positions, the most notable of which was as Governor General of Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
Note on transcriptions of Japanese names
1. Introduction: hedge fund activism, Japanese corporate governance, and the nature of the company
2. Companies, company law, and corporate governance
3. The rise of shareholder primacy in America and Britain
4. The emergence of activist hedge funds
5. Firm-centric corporate governance: the evolution of the Japanese model
6. Japan's unexpected credentials as a target for hedge fund activism
7. The anatomy of hedge fund activism: funds, targets and outcomes
8. Two turning points: Bull-Dog Sauce and J-Power
9. Responding to activism: managers, investors, officials and the media
10. 'Quiet activism': the future for shareholder engagement in Japan?
11. Conclusion: after shareholder primacy
Methodological appendix
Bibliography.