The recent financial crisis saw the rise of a multitude of concerns relating to the inadequacies of the United Kingdoms' insolvency and regulatory framework in dealing with the failing of major financial deposit-taking institutions such as Northern Rock and HBOS. This included the system of...

Antitakeover tactics are employed by Target corporations as a form of defense, from unwanted hostile tender offers made by potential bidders. Whilst some of these defenses are deployed as pre-emptive defenses; that is, in anticipation of potential bids, a wide range of responsive defenses are...