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15 Mar 2018

The Mandatory Bid Rule – Unnecessary, Unjustifiable and Inefficient

Jesper Lau Hansen

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...

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  • Commercial Law
05 Jul 2017

Unfair Prejudice, Excessive Directors' Remuneration and Delay

Liam Tolen

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...

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  • Corporate Governance
19 Feb 2017

A New Shareholder Association to Improve the Governance of Italian listed SMEs

Francesco Dagnino

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...

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  • Corporate Governance
29 Nov 2016

The Voice: The Minority Shareholder’s Perspective

Dov Solomon

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...

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