Minority Shareholders' Wealth Effects and Stock Market Development: Evidence from Increase-in-Ownership M&As

Journal of Banking & Finance, Vol. 34, pp. 681-694, 2010

51 Pages Posted: 3 Mar 2008 Last revised: 3 Sep 2023

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Ettore Croci

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan

Dimitris Petmezas

Durham University Business School

Date Written: August 2, 2009

Abstract

This paper examines, using a global M&A data set, the relationship between the target firm’s minority shareholders’ returns and a country’s stock market development in deals in which large shareholders increase their ownership stakes. For the purpose of this study, we use two measures of stock market development: (1) turnover over GDP, and (2) turnover over market capitalization. We provide evidence supporting the view that minority shareholders in target firms gain significantly more in countries with high stock market development than their counterparts in less-developed markets. Our results are robust to several firm and deal characteristics and provide evidence to policy makers that the degree of stock market development is a key determinant in improving minority shareholders’ welfare.

Keywords: minority shareholders, stock market development, increase-in-ownership mergers, target returns

JEL Classification: G34

Suggested Citation

Croci, Ettore and Petmezas, Dimitris, Minority Shareholders' Wealth Effects and Stock Market Development: Evidence from Increase-in-Ownership M&As (August 2, 2009). Journal of Banking & Finance, Vol. 34, pp. 681-694, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=960971

Ettore Croci (Contact Author)

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Dimitris Petmezas

Durham University Business School ( email )

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Durham, DH1 3LB
United Kingdom

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