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The first comprehensive collation of the international history of, and evidence on, dual-class stock, and their relevance to UK policy.
List of contents
Introduction: 1. The cult of dual-class stock in the era of big tech; 2. A tale of two cities and beyond; 3. First among equals? Other methods of creating a divergence between voting and cash-flow rights; 4. Shareholder democracy, and corporate purpose; 5. From controlling shareholders to dual-class stock; 6. Theoretical benefits and detriments of dual-class stock; 7. The empirical evidence on dual-class stock; 8. The existing constraints; 9. A balanced protection package for inferior-voting shareholders; Epilogue; Appendix: The proposed enhanced inferior-voting shareholder protection package for the UK's premium-tier with a comparison to other major dual-class stock exchanges; Index.
About the author
Bobby Reddy teaches Company Law and Corporate Governance at the University of Cambridge, and is a Fellow of the Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance and a Fellow of Churchill College. He is a former corporate partner at the global law firm Latham & Watkins LLP and was a director and trustee of the charitable corporate governance think-tank Tomorrow's Company.
Summary
Straddling the disciplines of company law, economics, business and finance, this book explores dual-class stock, one of the hottest corporate governance topics, in the context of founders and the UK tech-scene, as well as comprehensively covers the subject's international breadth as a guide for lecturers, academics, practitioners and policymakers.
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'Dual-class stock listings of companies are becoming increasingly more attractive to their stakeholders. Bobby Reddy's book is the authoritative exposition of the legal and regulatory development of dual-class stock listings in the US, the UK and around the world. It is an invaluable reference guide for students, academics and practitioners alike.' Dr Guy O'Keefe, Partner, Slaughter and May
