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The Ultimate Ownership of Western European Corporations
Mara Faccio
Purdue University - Krannert School of Management; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
Larry H.P. Lang
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Finance
Abstract:
We analyze the ultimate ownership and control of 5,232 corporations in 13 Western European countries. Firms are typically widely held (36.93 percent) or family controlled (44.29 percent). Widely-held firms are more important in the U.K. and Ireland, family-controlled firms in continental Europe. Financial and large firms are more likely to be widely-held, while non-financial and small firms are more likely to be family-controlled. State control is important for larger firms in certain countries. Dual class shares and pyramids are used to enhance the control of the largest shareholders, but overall there are significant discrepancies between ownership and control in only a few countries.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 40
Keywords: Ownership, Corporate Governance
JEL Classification: G3
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Date posted: October 4, 2001
Suggested CitationFaccio, Mara and Lang, Larry H.P., The Ultimate Ownership of Western European Corporations. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=286053 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.286053
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