This report analyses the possibility to outflank disclosure obligations under the German SecuritiesTrading Act as well as the German Takeover Act by using derivative instruments in thecontext of the attack of Schaeffler KG on Continental AG.Irrespective of a limited knowledge of the complete...

-- Public takeovers ; hostile takeovers ; notification requirements ; cash-settled equity total return swaps ; cash swaps ; equity options ; options ; mandatory offer ; insider trading ; capital markets ; regulated markets ; tender offer ; tender offer rules ; announcement obligations ;...

Several top deals already closed, a still highly fragmented industry and strong pressure for further consolidation following the financial crisis renewable energy certainly has become a red-hot topic in M&A. Surveying 220 companies in the solar photovoltaic, utility and financial sector as well...