Oxford Business Law Blog

The Mandatory Bid Rule (MBR) forms an important part of the EU Directive (2004/25) on Takeover Bids. The MBR is generally seen as a benign protection of investors in listed companies. The Directive...

Ashfords' Guide to Unfair Prejudice Against Shareholders (which can be found here) explains that grounds for bringing an unfair prejudice petition include the awarding by the majority shareholder to...

Italian corporate law gives minority shareholders of public companies the right to appoint a member of the Board of Directors (‘BoD’) and the chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors. In...

Minority shareholders tend not to participate in the decision-making process of public companies with a controlling shareholder, and their voice is rarely heard. Even when they disagree with how the...