Forward / Roy Goode -- Introduction / Jennifer Payne -- The notion of equality in European takeover regulation / Paul Davis -- Takeovers, secrecy and conflicts of interests : problems for boards and banks / Klaus J Hopt -- Regulatory structures : the relationship between the takeover panel, the FSA and the courts / Patrick Drayton -- Regulatory structures / Thorsten Pötzsch -- Defence tactics / William Underhill and Andreas Austmann -- Legal issues on cross-border mergers between UK companies and German companies / Ulrich Blech and Robert Stern
Summary
This book arises out of the second Anglo-German Law Conference in Oxford, held under the auspices of the Oxford Law Faculty and with the support of two leading law firms. The law regarding takeovers has recently taken on a new dimension in Europe, and nowhere more so than in England and Germany. These two jurisdictions have had to consider a number of issues, including the ramifications of the Vodafone/Mannesmann takeover, the proposed Takeover Act in Germany, and the impact of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 in England. This collection examines the law regarding takeovers in En
Notes
"Collected and edited papers of the second biennial Oxford Anglo-German Law Conference held at St. John's College, Oxford, on 13-15 September 2001"--Page 1
