Hedge Fund Activism in Japan : The Limits of Shareholder Primacy (Paperback)

List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Note on transcriptions of Japanese names; 1. Introduction: hedge fund activism, Japanese corporate governance, and the nature of the company; 2. Companies, company law, and corporate governance; 3. The rise of shareholder primacy in America and Britain; 4. The emergence of activist hedge funds; 5. Firm-centric corporate governance: the evolution of the Japanese model; 6. Japan's unexpected credentials as a target for hedge fund activism; 7. The anatomy of hedge fund activism: funds, targets and outcomes; 8. Two turning points: Bull-Dog Sauce and J-Power; 9. Responding to activism: managers, investors, officials and the media; 10. 'Quiet activism': the future for shareholder engagement in Japan?; 11. Conclusion: after shareholder primacy; Methodological appendix; Bibliography.