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US Barbarians at the Japan Gate: Cross Border Hedge Fund Activism

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  • Konari Uchida

    (The University of Kitakyushu)

  • Peng Xu

    (Hosei University)

Abstract
We investigate causes and consequences of the emerging shareholder hostility in Japan. Steel Partners, an activist hedge fund based in San Francisco, takes big stakes in more than 30 Japanese firmsand pushes for strategic changes and sometimes tries to gain control of whole businesses. Meanwhile, Murakami Fund, a fresh Japanese activist fund, targets more than 40 firms. Steel Partner's targets typically have more cash but lower market valuations, whereas Murakami Fund is more likely to target cash-rich firms only. Targets exhibit abnormal returns of about 5% around the announcement of activist investors taking large stakes. And the stock market responses more favorably when targets have more cash and lower market valuations. In addition, the stock market seems to evaluate Steel Partner's track record to create shareholder values. Finally, the targets' long-term stock return does not revert to negative values.

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  • Konari Uchida & Peng Xu, 2008. "US Barbarians at the Japan Gate: Cross Border Hedge Fund Activism," Bank of Japan Working Paper Series 08-E-3, Bank of Japan.
    • Handle: RePEc:boj:bojwps:08-e-3
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    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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