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The Determinants of Corporate Board Size and Composition: An Empirical Analysis
- A. Boone, L. Field, J. Karpoff, Charu G. Raheja
- Business
- 1 March 2006
Many theories have been proposed to explain how corporate boards are structured. This paper groups these theories into three hypotheses and tests them empirically. We utilize a unique panel dataset… Expand
How are Firms Sold?
- A. Boone, J. Mulherin
- Economics
- 1 March 2006
As measured by the number of bidders that publicly attempt to acquire a target, the takeover arena in the 1990s appears noncompetitive. However, we provide novel data on the pre-public, private… Expand
Comparing acquisitions and divestitures
- J. Mulherin, A. Boone
- Business
- 2000
We study the acquisition and divestiture activity of a sample of 1,305 firms from 59 industries during the 1990-99 period. Consistent with the importance of restructuring activity during the 1990s,… Expand
Do Termination Provisions Truncate the Takeover Bidding Process
- A. Boone, J. Mulherin
- Business
- 1 March 2007
We provide new evidence on termination provisions and the takeover bidding process. Our central contribution is a novel database from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents that… Expand
The effect of institutional ownership on firm transparency and information production
- A. Boone
- 2014
This paper provides evidence on the causal relationship of institutional ownership on a firm’s information environment. Our analyses use the annual reconstitution of the Russell 1000 and 2000… Expand
Do Auctions Induce a Winner's Curse? New Evidence from the Corporate Takeover Market
- A. Boone, J. Mulherin
- Economics
- 1 July 2008
We contrast the winner's curse hypothesis and the competitive market hypothesis as potential explanations for the observed returns to bidders in corporate takeovers. The winner's curse hypothesis… Expand
The Effect of Institutional Ownership on Firm Transparency and Information Production
- A. Boone, J. T. White
- Economics
- 12 June 2015
We examine the effects of institutional ownership on firms׳ information and trading environments using the annual Russell 1000/2000 index reconstitution. Characteristics of firms near the index… Expand
Redacting Proprietary Information at the Initial Public Offering
- A. Boone, I. Floros, S. Johnson
- Business
- 15 May 2015
Nearly 40% of IPO firms redact information from their SEC registration filings. These firms exhibit characteristics consistent with the need to shield proprietary information from potential rivals.… Expand
Do Private Equity Consortiums Facilitate Collusion in Takeover Bidding?
- A. Boone, J. Mulherin
- Economics
- 1 June 2011
We address whether the joint bidding by private equity consortiums facilitates collusion in the takeover market. We employ a sample of 870 takeovers of publicly traded targets in the 2003 to 2007… Expand
Is There One Best Way to Sell a Company? Auctions Versus Negotiations and Controlled Sales
- A. Boone, J. Mulherin
- Economics
- 2 November 2009
For managements and boards that have decided that the value-maximizing choice is to sell their companies, the board must then address another important question: what is the best way to sell the… Expand