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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785108303321

Autore

Gorzala Jeannette

Titolo

The art of hostile takeover defence [[electronic resource] ] : the roadmap to fighting corporate raiders / / Jeannette Gorzala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Hamburg], : IGEL Verlag, 2010

ISBN

3-86815-423-X

Edizione

[1. Aufl.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (67 p.)

Disciplina

658.4092

Soggetti

Antitakeover strategies

Consolidation and merger of corporations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Jeanette Gorzala: The Art of Hostile Takeover Defence; 1. Abstract; 2 Conceptual Framework; 3 Empirical Research; 4 Empirical Results; 5 Final Conclusion; 6 Appendix; 7 References

Sommario/riassunto

The market for corporate control had been the playfield of bust-up artists and speculators seeking short-time profits during the 1980's. This had also encouraged many innovations in the art of hostile takeover defence. Until today anti-takeover defence has reached a very sophisticated level and most companies have erected formidable defences to counter aggressive corporate raiders. With her book Jeanette Gorzala provides a global perspective on hostile take-over defence during the latest merger wave. The focus lies on firstly determining the most common anti-takeover defence strategies and then