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Copyright Fundação Getulio Vargas May/Jun 2015

Abstract

This study analyzes the effect of shareholders' agreement binding provisions on firm value. Using a database of 181 publicly listed firms from the special segments of the BM&FBovespa, between 2008 and 2012, we analyze the effect of the inclusion of generic and specific clauses into the shareholder agreement bind director's vote to the agreement on firm value. The results indicate a negative effect of the shareholders' agreement on firm value. This effect is higher in the presence of generic clauses and lower in the presence of specific clauses, even after controlling for the endogeneity of the shareholders' decision to adopt shareholder agreements. The results allow us to conclude that controlling shareholders use the shareholder agreements as a mechanism to enhance control at the expense of firm value (entrenchment effect). This article contributes to the literature on governance and corporate finance to reveal practices that weaken the role of one of the main pillars of governance, the board of directors.

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Title
EFEITOS DA VINCULAÇÃO DE CONSELHEIROS AO ACORDO DE ACIONISTAS NO VALOR DA FIRMA/Effects of the involvement of counselors to the agreement of shareholders to the values of the firm/Efectos de la vinculación de consejeros al acuerdo de accionistas en el valor de la firma
Author
Gelman, Marina; De Castro, Luiz Ricardo Kabbach; Seidler, Valentin
Pages
345-358
Section
ARTIGOS
Publication year
2015
Publication date
May/Jun 2015
Publisher
Fundação Getulio Vargas
ISSN
00347590
e-ISSN
2178-938X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Portuguese
ProQuest document ID
1682848570
Copyright
Copyright Fundação Getulio Vargas May/Jun 2015