TY - BOOK ID - 227072 TI - The European takeover directive and its implementation PY - 2009 SN - 9780195323214 PB - Oxford Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - European law KW - Tender offers (Securities) KW - Consolidation and merger of corporations KW - Acquisition of corporations KW - Acquisitions and mergers KW - Amalgamation of corporations KW - Business combinations KW - Business mergers KW - Buyouts, Corporate KW - Corporate acquisitions KW - Corporate buyouts KW - Corporate mergers KW - Corporate takeovers KW - Corporations KW - Fusion of corporations KW - Hostile takeovers of corporations KW - M & A (Mergers and acquisitions of corporations) KW - Merger of corporations KW - Mergers and acquisitions of corporations KW - Mergers, Corporate KW - Takeovers, Corporate KW - Corporate reorganizations KW - Golden parachutes (Executive compensation) KW - Industrial concentration KW - Trusts, Industrial KW - Bids (Securities) KW - Cash takeover bid KW - Offer to purchase (Securities) KW - Stock tenders KW - Stocks KW - Takeover bid (Securities) KW - Law and legislation KW - Consolidation KW - Mergers KW - Tender offers KW - Finance UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:227072 AB - The EU Takeover Directive describes the history and the political and economic objectives of the Directive. Paul Van Hooghten offers detailed commentary on the text of the Directive including a discussion and explanation of each article. He provides insight on national takeover legislation as amended by the Directive in a number of key jurisdictions. This publication also addresses the optional agreements provided for in the Directive and all of the different provisions that may apply in the various member states. Particular attention is given to new provisions resulting from the Directive, with analysis from attorneys in each member state. Key issues covered include a discussion of the rights of employees under the Directive, a timetable for implementation, the sanctions for not implementing on schedule, and analysis of whether the Directive is compatible with the WTO obligations of the EU. Special attention in given to the Directive's impact on US companies bidding on companies established in the EU. ER -