The Secret Corporate Takeover

JPMorgan s takeover of Bear Stearns and WaMu Bank of America s takeover of Countrywide and Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo s takeover of Wachovia underscore the problem.

A foreign takeover would raise French protectionist hackles.

Those who fear a jihadi takeover cite recent events in Sinai.

The intent was to prepare the ground for a military takeover.

Management entrenchment is a hypothesis for anti takeover in corporate business.

UNDP has indicated a possible takeover of the following 20 positions

Takeover by an international organization has three advantages over a domestic solution.

Conversely, Arcelor has absolutely no interest in the success of this takeover.

This disclosure should include any anti takeover measures established by the enterprise.

The Hamas takeover of Gaza was but the latest step in this development.

But Sinai s explosive potential clearly has been increased by the Muslim Brotherhood s takeover.

The Hamas takeover in Gaza has at least for now ended that political unification.

Nor is it clear that NATO s withdrawal would inevitably usher in a Taliban takeover.

But American public opinion, worried about the threat of terrorism, seems set against the takeover.

The military also stated that 50 of their soldiers were missing after the stadium takeover.

Experts argue that the probability of a terrorist attack because of the Dubai takeover is small.

During the takeover of the town, the militants killed seven soldiers, including a colonel, and one civilian.

This outcome would be comparable to the Brotherhood s takeover in Egypt, further establishing its ascendancy in the region.

The Group was formed as the investment vehicle for the takeover of Manchester City Football Club in 2008.

Member States and the Secretariat must work together to ensure a smooth takeover by the new Director General.

Many firms have already eliminated anti takeover provisions in recent years, removing staggered boards and supermajority requirements for mergers.

The Dodd Authority allows the US government only to determine the terms of an official takeover within the US.

Domestic conservatives, as well as the US government, worried about the possibility of a left wing, even Communist takeover.

During the takeover of the town, the militants killed five policemen, including a high ranking officer, and one civilian.

The Third Republic (1945 1948) and the Communist takeover (1948) The Third Republic came into being in April 1945.

For example, a United States Senate committee recently sought to block the planned liberalization of foreign takeover rules for airlines, while Europe has enacted more restrictive takeover laws. Moreover, governments are applying more strictly existing regulatory provisions concerning the vetting of takeovers by foreign firms.

As a result, the Afghan state is at risk of takeover by a malign coalition of extremists, criminals, and opportunists.

In some countries, the fear of Islamist takeover via democratic processes has led to authoritarian measures against Islamist political parties.

April 28 US forces invade the Dominican Republic to prevent a communist takeover like the one that occurred in Cuba.

There was feverish talk of a possible military takeover, and the army again proved itself to be a seminal political actor.

A similar outcome was observed in Pakistan s Swat Valley after the militant takeover of 2009 rendered the region inaccessible for months.

One cannot build up a significant shareholding and use it to put pressure on boards let alone pursue a hostile takeover.

Specific reference should be made to any special arrangement relating to severance payments to directors in the event of a takeover.

In new empirical research, Alma Cohen, Charles C.Y. Wang, and I show how stock markets have learned to price anti takeover provisions.

So far, the only serious candidates to emerge for a Société Générale takeover are two French banks, Credit Agricole and BNP Paribas.

Decreased resources, increasing political chaos and civil war eventually left the Western Empire vulnerable to attack and takeover by neighboring barbarian peoples.

For example, in December 2004 the 1.75 billion takeover of IBM's PC division by Lenovo, a leading Chinese PC maker, was announced.

They say it's a government takeover, a disaster, and that if we'll just elect them, they'll repeal it. Well, are they right?

Security cooperation with the PA to prevent terrorist attacks on Israel, in exchange for economic aid and assistance to prevent a Hamas takeover

In both Algeria and Egypt, secular forces were incapable of stemming political Islam s rise, which could be cut short only by a military takeover.

Mittal, the biggest steelmaker in the world, has successfully gained control of Arcelor, the second biggest, through what initially was a hostile takeover bid.

Witness the takeover by Lloyds TSB of the troubled HBOS (Halifax Bank of Scotland) in the UK, or post crisis consolidation in the US.

The takeover of Sinjar was the first major setback for Kurdish forces, who have been defending northern Iraq from advances from the Islamic State.

As a result, the Afghan state is at risk of takeover by a malign coalition of extremists, criminals, and opportunists. Opium is choking Afghan society.