Target Executive Equity-based Compensation and Shareholder's Wealth Effect in Leveraged Buy-outs

I examine if providing more incentives in the form of Equity based compensation to top executives of target firm a right practice? Does EBC enhance shareholders wealth or give executives an opportunity to make personal gains. For this study, I collected 129 target companies acquisition from a sample...

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Main Author: Bhatia, Rohit
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24217/
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description I examine if providing more incentives in the form of Equity based compensation to top executives of target firm a right practice? Does EBC enhance shareholders wealth or give executives an opportunity to make personal gains. For this study, I collected 129 target companies acquisition from a sample of 217 deals taking place in the United States during period 1994-2008 . I investigate whether granting high Equity based compensation to target firm executives decreases shareholders wealth. This is due to acceleration of unvested option and removal of restriction in buyouts which may motivate the target firm executives to sell the firms for their own personal benefits. Using CAR, acquisition premium and termination fees as a substitute for shareholders wealth I found evidence of providing target executives equity based compensation has no impact on shareholders wealth
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spelling nottingham-242172017-12-31T00:19:41Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24217/ Target Executive Equity-based Compensation and Shareholder's Wealth Effect in Leveraged Buy-outs Bhatia, Rohit I examine if providing more incentives in the form of Equity based compensation to top executives of target firm a right practice? Does EBC enhance shareholders wealth or give executives an opportunity to make personal gains. For this study, I collected 129 target companies acquisition from a sample of 217 deals taking place in the United States during period 1994-2008 . I investigate whether granting high Equity based compensation to target firm executives decreases shareholders wealth. This is due to acceleration of unvested option and removal of restriction in buyouts which may motivate the target firm executives to sell the firms for their own personal benefits. Using CAR, acquisition premium and termination fees as a substitute for shareholders wealth I found evidence of providing target executives equity based compensation has no impact on shareholders wealth 2010 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24217/1/final_submission.pdf Bhatia, Rohit (2010) Target Executive Equity-based Compensation and Shareholder's Wealth Effect in Leveraged Buy-outs. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished)
spellingShingle Bhatia, Rohit
Target Executive Equity-based Compensation and Shareholder's Wealth Effect in Leveraged Buy-outs
title Target Executive Equity-based Compensation and Shareholder's Wealth Effect in Leveraged Buy-outs
title_full Target Executive Equity-based Compensation and Shareholder's Wealth Effect in Leveraged Buy-outs
title_fullStr Target Executive Equity-based Compensation and Shareholder's Wealth Effect in Leveraged Buy-outs
title_full_unstemmed Target Executive Equity-based Compensation and Shareholder's Wealth Effect in Leveraged Buy-outs
title_short Target Executive Equity-based Compensation and Shareholder's Wealth Effect in Leveraged Buy-outs
title_sort target executive equity-based compensation and shareholder's wealth effect in leveraged buy-outs
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/24217/