1. The market for corporate control: value, stakeholders, and governance -- 2. Deal structures -- 3. Origins: the creation of the Takeover Code -- 4. The modern Takeover Code and Takeover Panel -- 5. Announcement and the offer dance -- 6. The voluntary offer -- 7. Deal risk: bid conditionality and deal protections -- 8. The mandatory bid -- 9. Regulating timetable and disclosure -- 10. Regulating board discretion: directors' duties -- 11. Hostile takeovers and the non-frustration rule
Summary
Providing a clear and comprehensive exposition of takeover law in the UK, this book analyses the principles behind the Takeover Code, explaining the origin, effect and operation of the rules and regulation with reference to practice and theory
