2007
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.961828
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Hedge Funds as Activist Shareholders: Passing Phenomenon or Grave-Diggers of Public Corporations?

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“…Note that our results are consistent with empirical observations on the average holding period for equity investments. For instance, data from the New York Stock Exchange [1] suggest that during 1940 the average holding period for US stocks was around seven years, by 1987 this had fallen to under two years, and by 2007 it was approximately seven months; the trend is similar for stocks traded in the London Stock Exchange and other major exchanges around the globe (see among others, Allaire and Firsirotu, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Note that our results are consistent with empirical observations on the average holding period for equity investments. For instance, data from the New York Stock Exchange [1] suggest that during 1940 the average holding period for US stocks was around seven years, by 1987 this had fallen to under two years, and by 2007 it was approximately seven months; the trend is similar for stocks traded in the London Stock Exchange and other major exchanges around the globe (see among others, Allaire and Firsirotu, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Exchange and other major exchanges around the globe (see among others, Allaire and Firsirotu, 2007).…”
Section: Motivation and Contribution Of Chaptermentioning
confidence: 99%