Corporate Governance Convergence : Evidence from Takeover Regulation Reforms in Europe

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Director Networks and Takeovers (2013, unknown): “As a reply, the target company may consider accepting an upwardly revised offer or ask permission to the shareholders on an extraordinary general meeting to activate various defensive mechanisms to protect itself (Goergen et al., 2005; Martynova and Renneboog, 2008b, 2011b).”
The Network of Global Corporate Control (2011, methodology): “[2] Schweitzer F, Fagiolo G, Sornette D, Vega-Redondo F, Vespignani A, et al.”
One Share - One Vote: The Theory (2007, background): “European regulation is by and large becoming more restrictive, and the frequency of deviations is gradually decreasing towards the US level (Goergen et al., 2005; Pajuste, 2005).”
Mergers and Acquisitions in Europe (2006, background): “…may reflect a more strict takeover legislation in the UK than in the Continental European countries, which protects the target shareholders from expropriation by the bidder and gives the target shareholders more power to extract higher premiums in takeover negotiations (Goergen et al. 2005).”
Convergence of Corporate Governance: Critical Review and Future Directions (2009, background): “A study by Goergen et al. (2005) focused on the reforms of takeover regulations in Europe and found that convergence towards the AngloAmerican system has taken place.”