"The big increase in fund manager activism comes partly from their frustration with corporate irresponsibility, but more importantly from client and regulatory encouragement," said Gary Lutin, an investment banker at Lutin & Company in New York representing institutional investor interests in corporate control contests.
Coming up to the finish, with Grey Abbey an early faller and most of the others out of the running and Montifault pulled up, nothing was left but What's Up Boys, Behrajan, Lord Noelie and Take Control contesting the lead.
The international media, analysts and even Western government officials had dismissed the election in advance as a farce, with the outcome to be determined by only one man — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — or saw it as a tightly controlled contest among a half-dozen handpicked, indistinguishable candidates servile to the supreme leader's wishes.
Paul Scholes and Roy Keane were the last United midfielders who could control the contest as Schweinsteiger hopes to.
Scotland are preparing for English attempts to bully them up front and control the contest from there.
He argues that because Mr. Gore can easily match him in spending and has the support of most of Iowa's top Democrats and labor leaders, with access to the organizing machinery they control, the contest already is lopsided.
Donal O'Hare immediately palmed in a levelling goal but Tyrone continued to control the contest despite Joe McMahon's dismissal.
After an open, fluid first half in which both sides pushed forward, United sought to control the contest after the interval by dominating possession.
Despite Petrova proving to be a tough opponent in the flyweight decider, Adams was able to control the contest throughout on her way to a unanimous decision victory.
While Weidman will control the contest early on, Machida will find a way to stymie repeated takedown attempts and score the KO/TKO win.
