Sentence examples for over takeovers from inspiring English sources
Finally, shortly after the politically charged acquisition of Alstom's energy operations by GE, France extended the reach of its own veto powers over takeovers affecting national strategic interests.
They choose to have disputes over takeovers and squabbles with shareholders adjudicated there because of Delaware's well-developed body of company law and the expertise of its judges.
The state of Lower Saxony does not have a golden share, strictly speaking, but it is guaranteed to always be the company's largest shareholder with slightly more than 20percentt, which amounts to a de facto veto over takeovers.
France has decided not to fight a European Union court ruling against its practice of retaining a "golden share" in privatized companies that gives the government a veto over takeovers by foreign companies.
Early this month he began legal proceedings against three nations -- Italy, Denmark and the Netherlands -- over the "golden shares" they retained in privatized companies, giving them a comparable veto over takeovers.
The commission will also decide on Wednesday whether to take legal action against two member nations, Italy and Spain, for enacting "golden share" laws, which are specifically meant to block Electricité de France by giving the government a veto over takeovers of privatized utilities.
Dan Case, chief executive of Hambrecht & Quist, says that last year his investment bank handled over 50 takeovers; this year he expects the number to rise by 40%.
The deal proposed by EADS and BAE offers Britain, France and Germany each a so-called golden share, with a veto over hostile takeovers or deals involving sensitive national security assets.
The dinner with Murdoch, the Europe and Asia chairman of News Corp, took place days after Cameron stripped Vince Cable of his powers over media takeovers and handed them to Hunt.
Likewise the "Trojan Horse" controversy – over Islamist takeovers of inner-city school boards and classrooms in Britain – has been a growing French battleground for two decades.
The US multinational's swoop on Britain's largest software maker has sparked a fresh row over foreign takeovers and the potential threat to British jobs.
