Comparative Takeover Regulation: Global and Asian Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9781108707268 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 544 str.

Umakanth Varottil; Wai Yee Wan

Opis

Comparative Takeover Regulation compares the laws relating to takeovers in leading Asian economies and relates them to broader global developments.

Recenzje

'… destined to become both a useful reference source for practitioners and scholars who work in the area of takeover regulation, as well as a source of inspiration for further research in this increasingly important area of regulation in Asia.' Andrew Godwin, Australian Journal of Asian Law

Spis treści

Part I. Theoretical and Empirical Understanding of Takeover Regulation: 1. Comparative takeover regulation: the background to connecting Asia and the West Umakanth Varottil and Wai Yee Wan; 2. Deal structure and minority shareholders Afra Afsharipour; 3. The transactional scope of takeover law in comparative perspective Paul Davies; 4. A comparative analysis of the regulation of squeeze outs and going private transactions Vikramaditya Khanna; 5. Assessing the performance of takeover panels: a comparative study Emma Armson; 6. The biases of an 'unbiased' optional takeovers regime: the mandatory bid threshold as a reverse drawbridge Johannes W. Fedderke and Marco Ventoruzzo; Part II. Asian Jurisdictions: 7. Takeover regulation in China: striking a balance between takeover contestability and shareholder protection Robin Hui Huang and Juan Chen; 8. The enigma of hostile takeovers in Japan: bidder beware Dan W. Puchniak and Masafumi Nakahigashi; 9. M&As in Korea: continuing concern for minority shareholders Hyeok-Joon Rho; 10. Takeover laws and practices in Taiwan: recent developments and future prospects Claire Te-fang Chu; 11. The nature of the market for corporate control in India Umakanth Varottil; 12. Evolutionary development in Hong Kong of transplanted UK-origin takeover rules David C. Donald; 13. Legal transplantation of UK-style takeover regulation in Singapore Wai Yee Wan; 14. The regulation of takeovers and mergers in Malaysia Mushera Ambaras Khan; 15. Concluding observations and the future of comparative takeover regulation Umakanth Varottil and Wai Yee Wan.