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Dissecting the Long-Term Performance of the Chinese Stock Market

Harvard Corporate Governance

This post is based on a forthcoming article in the Journal of Finance by Franklin Allen , Professor Qian, Chenyu Shan , and Julie Lei Zhu. The Chinese stock market started in 1990 with the establishment of two domestic stock exchanges (the “A share” market): the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE hereafter) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE).

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The Perils of Governance by Stockholder Agreements (2): A Note on Unplanned Consequences

Harvard Corporate Governance

In particular, I highlight the significance of (2) by discussing how proposal could have transformative effects on hedge fund activism that the proposal’s supporters have not considered. Such companies currently enter from time to time into stockholder agreements when they settle with hedge fund activists.

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M&A Industry Trends: What sectors have the best-selling businesses?

Viking Mergers

In this article, we will take a closer look at the sectors indicating growth for best-selling businesses. 1 Even so, the largest companies in this sector maintain enough market capitalization for significant leverage to acquire regional banks and trusts. Related Articles. Technology. How can I sell my business fast?

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Poison Pills in a World of Activism and ESG

Reynolds Holding

Pill Trigger Thresholds Should Be Assessed Against Market Capitalization. The absence of an inverse correlation between market capitalization and trigger threshold is peculiar; in today’s world, what is relevant is the dollar stake an activist can acquire, not the threshold percentage. 5 billion market capitalization).

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MercadoLibre: Dominating Latam’s Digital Space

Valutico

Market Leader Emerges Following the Company’s impressive quarterly results, the market responded favorably with a surge of over 10% in a day and over 18% till now. This substantial gain has propelled the Company past Petrobras, establishing it as the largest company by market capitalization in the Latin American market.

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Devon Energy: Diversifying into Geothermal

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It sustains its FY 2023 production and capital spending outlook. Share Price Performance The company has a market capitalization of more than $32 billion, however, its share price is still down roughly 30% from highs set last year. In comparison to Devon Energy market capitalization of USD 31.7

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Can the former Southeast Asian highflying gaming and e-commerce company, Sea Ltd., reach former highs?

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The company has a leading position in the Southeast Asian market with their e-commerce platform Shoppee and their gaming offers by Garena. Sea currently has a market capitalization of $29.8 In comparison to Sea’s market capitalization of $29.8 billion, which is 86% down from its all time high of $214 billion.