Advances in Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing

The past decade was remarkable: it is characterized by an unprecedented number of corporate restructurings in terms of mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, public-to-private transactions, spin-offs and divestitures, bank sector consolidation and leveraged recapitalizations. There have also been many changes in corporate governance regulation, triggered by a host of corporate scandals. This book also deals with the effectiveness of specific corporate governance devices like shareholder lock-in agreements and managerial stock options. The focus is also on the changes in and the determinants of capital structure and risk management.