Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/293921 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] Credit and Capital Markets – Kredit und Kapital [ISSN:] 2199-1235 [Volume:] 54 [Issue:] 4 [Year:] 2021 [Pages:] 563-587
Publisher: 
Duncker & Humblot, Berlin
Abstract: 
We document empirical evidence that the investment patterns of the two most relevant investor groups from regions with hierarchical structures in the German stock market, namely China (including Hong Kong) and the Gulf Cooperation Council, differ substantially. Chinese investors buy large shares in relatively small, but not necessarily young, companies. Since their objective is often to gain control, they appear to pay higher premiums when acquiring large equity stakes. Investors from the Gulf states purchase smaller shareholdings in notably larger, older, and more international companies. They seem to seek long-term benefits rather than short-term profits. Our findings are mainly attri­butable to industrial policies pursued by Chinese and Gulf investors, which mirror the different political and economic goals in these two regions.
Subjects: 
Foreign Direct Investments
China
Gulf States
Corporate Governance
Event Study
JEL: 
G11
G18
G34
G38
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Document Type: 
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