That question arises in the wake of the French government's successful effort to create a French pharmaceutical giant, regardless of what shareholders might have preferred.
Generally, the French court of appeals takes two to three months to rule on such cases, and no deal can close without the regulators' blessing -- regardless of whether shareholders have approved the acquisition.
When the feds enlist whistleblowers to go after big companies, many firms pay up regardless of guilt, shareholders pick up the tab, and life goes on.
It is the SEC's responsiBecauseto ensure that that Delaware corporateecision is not used to subylawsthe SEC's stared mission and goals.
But the reality is that H.P. can do whatever it wants, regardless of what the shareholders say.
HP's board is set out to make up for lost time and right its innovation ship regardless of cost to shareholders.
This attitude flew in the face of Wall Street's bonus culture, in which employees have historically received most of their pay in bonuses that vary but are always significant regardless of how the shareholders fare.
In a regulation intended to protect minority shareholders, Hong Kong law stipulates that a buyout can be approved if a majority of shareholders, regardless of how much stock they own, other than the buyout partners, vote in favor of the deal.
In a regulation meant to protect minority shareholders, Hong Kong's market stipulates that a buyout can be approved if a majority of shareholders, regardless of how much stock they own, other than the buyout group, vote in favor of the deal.
The truth is somewhere in between and won't be known for several years regardless of which way the shareholder vote goes in March.
