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Legal Controls Of The Authority Of The Target Company's Board Of Directors In Responding To A Hostile Takeover: A Comparative Study Under Emirati And American Laws, Alaa Yakoob Yousif Dr.
Legal Controls Of The Authority Of The Target Company's Board Of Directors In Responding To A Hostile Takeover: A Comparative Study Under Emirati And American Laws, Alaa Yakoob Yousif Dr.
مجلة جامعة الإمارات للبحوث القانونية UAEU LAW JOURNAL
Takeover in general is achieved by acquiring an effective percentage of shares of company, ensuring control to the acquirer, if takeover does not receive the approval of the board of directors of the target company, it is described as a hostile takeover. The latter is not necessarily detrimental to the company's interest, as it can benefit the company by changing its strategy and replacing its management with another efficient and active one, resulting in the optimal exploitation of its resources. In other cases, it may be detrimental to the interests of the company, that the acquirer plans are not commensurate …
Legal Protection Of Shareholders Of The Company Targeted By Friendly Takeover Bid: Analytical Study In Uae Law, Alaa Yakoob Yousif Dr.
Legal Protection Of Shareholders Of The Company Targeted By Friendly Takeover Bid: Analytical Study In Uae Law, Alaa Yakoob Yousif Dr.
مجلة جامعة الإمارات للبحوث القانونية UAEU LAW JOURNAL
Takeover is an important way of economic concentration. The bidder, with a large share holding of company's shares, is expanding his scope economically and geographically, which increases his competitiveness in the market. Takeover also enhances the competitiveness of the company targeted by it, and can improve its performance by leveraging the bidder economic capabilities. However, these advantages are offset by certain flaws, and do not compromise the risks that may be incurred by the shareholders of the company targeted by the takeover bids, as their agreement to sell their shares and thus enable the bidder to achieve his aim should …