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ETtech Explained | Twitter pops a 'poison pill' against Elon Musk's hostile takeover bid— what does that mean?While the poison pill is bad for all shareholders in the near term, it also makes it difficult for the hostile party — in this case, Musk —...
Explainer: What Twitter's 'poison pill' is supposed to doThe ingredients of each poison pill vary, but they're all designed to give corporate boards an option to flood the market with so much newl...
Companies build up defences to keep raiders at bayWhile hostile takeovers are common in developed markets, India has seen very few cases.
Mindtree founders plan buyback wall to block L&TThe move comes amidst reports that L&T Infotech is in final stages of launching a takeover attempt.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar warns Pakistan of 'proactive steps' to stop proxy war"The government is very clear what is happening in Jammu and Kashmir. We have taken a stand..." Parrikar told reporters at a press conferen...
- Potash shrugs off BHP Billiton’s $39-b offer
Potash Corp said BHP offer of $130 a share in cash, a 16% premium, was "grossly inadequate".
Hostile takeovers: Is India Inc ready?Kraft Foods' unsolicited bid for Cadbury has lifted M&A activity, but has also drawn attention to hostile takeovers.
- Slow progress for activist investors in Japan
Corporate Japan has never liked having change thrust upon it, but activist investors are slowly making themselves heard in Asia's largest e...
- Takeover bids for Japanese firms hit record in 2007: Survey
The number of takeover bids for Japanese companies topped 100 last year for the first time, a survey showed.
- Orient-Express makes hostile takeover difficult
Orient-Express Hotels, the luxury hospitality chain, has erected considerable defences to make a hostile takeover difficult.
- Tatas did their homework, had back-up
Unfortunately for Steinbruch and CSN, a newspaper report in London days before the bidding began was enough to sow the seeds of doubt.
- China plans steel links with Japanese, Korean cos
Japan’s Nippon Steel has said it is considering a possible tie-up with China’s largest steelmaker Baosteel Group amid growing competition a...
- Murdoch may give up DirecTV stake
Rupert Murdoch may give control of satellite broadcaster DirecTV Group to cable television pioneer John Malone in exchange for Malone’s $11...
- Poison pills may become slightly less bitter now
Poison pills, the corporate takeover defence strategy that came under assault earlier this decade from investor advocates, are grabbing hea...
- Mittal phobia hits global steel cos
These cos are busy devising strategies to meet the challenges posed by the Mittal-Arcelor merger.