Corporate Governance and Regulatory Impact on Mergers and Acquisitions -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1: Understanding Mergers and Acquisitions: Corporate Governance and Regulatory Issues -- 1.1 Corporate Governance and Takeovers -- 1.2 Key Aspects of Takeover Regulation -- 1.3 Overview of the Research Presented in this Volume -- References -- Chapter 2: The Effect of Merger Laws on Merger Activity: International Evidence -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Related Literature -- 2.3 Merger Laws -- 2.4 Merger Data -- 2.5 Domestic and Cross-Border Mergers, and Merger Laws -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: The Governance Motive in Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 A Simple Model of Cross-Border Merger and Acquisition Activity -- 3.3 Empirical Analysis -- 3.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Appendix -- References -- Chapter 4: Corporate Governance Convergence Through Cross-Border Mergers: The Case of Aventis -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Aventis: Characteristics and Main Results -- 4.3 The Merging Parties -- 4.4 The Merger: The Formation of Aventis -- 4.5 Corporate Governance: Rhocircne-Poulenc, Hoechst, and the French and German Corporate Codes -- 4.6 Corporate Governance of Aventis -- 4.7 Conclusion -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 5: Whither Hostility? -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Discipline as a Motivation for Mergers -- 5.3 The Decline of the Hostile Takeover -- 5.4 The Reappearance of Hostility -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Corporate Governance and acquisitions: Acquirer Wealth Effects in the Netherlands -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Literature Review -- 6.3 Research Design -- 6.4 Results -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: European Union Takeover Regulation and the One-Share One-Vote Controversy -- 7.1 Introduction.

7.2 Shareholder Democracy -- 7.3 Economics of Ownership and Corporate Voting: A Brief Overview -- 7.4 Is One-Share One-Vote Optimal? -- 7.5 Conclusion and Policy Implications -- References -- Chapter 8: Opportunities in the Merger and Acquisition Aftermarket: Squeezing Out and Selling Out -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Rationale for the Squeeze-Out Right and the Sellout Right -- 8.3 Squeeze-Out Right and the Protection of Private Property -- 8.4 The Squeeze-Out Right and the Sellout Right in a Comparative Legal Perspective -- 8.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Valuation Methods and German Merger Practice -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The Background of Merger Processes in Germany -- 9.3 Basic Valuation Principles in Germany -- 9.4 The German Tax CAPM-a Tax CAPM with German Income Tax -- 9.5 A Valuation Example: Merger Valuation of Deutsche Telekom -- 9.6 Consequences for German Takeover Practice -- 9.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Share Buybacks, Institutional Investors, and Corporate Control -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Buyback Mechanisms -- 10.3 Myth and Reality of Buybacks -- 10.4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index.