Essays about: "EU takeover directive"
Found 5 essays containing the words EU takeover directive.
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1. European Takeover Law and the Freedom of Establishment: Towards Efficient Regulation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The European Takeover Bids Directive has been at the centre of criticism since it was adopted on 21 April 2004. This study adds a voice to the enduring discourse on the extent to which the Directive is fit for purpose. READ MORE
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2. To breakthrough or not - A study in economic efficiency
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : This thesis evaluates under which circumstances it is advantageous to implement the breakthrough rules of the takeover directive. Methodology from normative law and economics is used to construct a three-step test which allows the breakthrough rules to be tested against varying methods of separating control rights from cash-flow rights. READ MORE
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3. The Takeover Directive - and Its Implementation In Germany, UK and Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : One of the main purposes in EU is increased competiveness on the European market and to achieve the goal; the European Commission made a proposal of a Directive on Takeover Bids which would facilitate the takeover activity in EU. Takeover activities essentially signify when a company purchases shares in another company which occasionally also leads to a takeover of the control of the target company. READ MORE
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4. Corporate Board Authority in Takeover Bids: A Comparative Analysis of the EU and US Approaches
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Global Merger and Acquisition activity reached record levels in 2006, with the US and EU playing a large role in this activity. This paper examines the duties of a board which is subject to a takeover bid and any defensive moves the board may take to protect its company from acquisition. READ MORE
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5. Alternatives to the use of unequal voting rights : a propos the potential threat to their effectiveness as a takeover defense
University essay from Ekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Background: The origin of this study was the negotiations around a EU takeover directive, aimed at making the market for corporate control more open. One of the proposals was to neutralise shares carrying multiple rights in takeover situations when a potential acquirer obtains 75% of the total share capital. READ MORE