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...

Since years, incentives for the management have become a standard upon acquisitions of companies by Private Equity Investors - so-called Buy-Outs. However, until this date there are no empirical studies available on the arrangements of management participations and potential conflicts of...

Private equity has seen an impressive activity surge in Germany over the last ten years. This working paper meets the increasing thirst for information on the German buyout market with an overview of its historic development, a quantitative analysis of its performance and a future outlook. While...

-- 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 ;...

This article discusses the adoption of clear criteria for the adjustment of the bid price in mandatory bids. The analysis takes place in the context of Article 5 of the EU Takeovers Directive which harmonises mandatory bids, the notion of “equitable price” of shares and the adjustment of the...

Land Acquisition refers to the process of acquiring land by government from land owners to fulfill a purpose. The government of India believed there was a heightened public concern on land acquisition issues in India.Due to the lack of a cohesive national law addressing issues regarding fair...

The relationship between law and economics in European competition law has always been important, but it has received increasing attention during recent years. Much of this attention has focused on doctrinal aspects of the relationship and on the European Commission's use of economic analysis in...

This paper explores the increasing popularity of schemes of arrangement under the Companies Act 1993 as an alternative mechanism to effect corporate takeovers by comparing schemes with traditional takeover offers under the Takeovers Code. Parts I and II of this paper introduce and provide...

This article offers a fresh analysis of and solution to problems modern American street gangs present. Common wisdom dictates that, since they commit crimes, gangs should be understood and combatted through criminal sanctions. Popular interventions, like gang injunctions, expand that punitive...