This is the transcript of an interview with French M&A lawyers regarding French takeover rules and practices, mainly on the issues about interactions between market practices and takeover rules. Maître Segain is a very knowledgeable lawyer with extensive experience in French takeover deals and...

For a Japanese model of takeover rules, the following regulatory approaches may be considered:1) imposition of restrictions to unlimited share trading by means of defensive measures and/or by providing relevant provisions in the Companies Act, but with minimum restriction possible to the tender...

This paper attempts to highlight “the reality of the UK Takeover Panel” through the perspective of “Non-statutory takeover regulations and their changes” based on many interviews with UK M&A specialists including the UK Takeover Panel staffs . Ⅰ. Increasing Attention to UK-style...

This is a transcript of an interview with Professor Kenneth Reid on the issues related to “Principles of European Trust law and Draft Directive on ‘Protective Funds'” – , held in August 2010 in Professor Reid's office at the University of Edinburgh. Professor Reid is an authority on...