01 March 2021 • Articles
Affari e Finanza - La Repubblica
Takeover Bids Law in Italy: it's time to be rethought
Topics
General Meetings / Proxy solicitation IPO Mergers and Acquisitions Regulation / Reform Shareholder EngagementTakeover bids are often too expensive, subject to heavy regulations and frequently exposed to discretionary criteria: a comprehensive review of the Takeover Bids Regulation should be needed in Italy, if not at the EU level.
In an article published in Affari & Finanza-La Repubblica, Andrea Di Segni, Morrow Sodali’s Managing Director, remarks "the importance for the bidder to map the target's shareholders in order to explain the reason for the takeover bid to retail shareholders as well."
Read the full article here (in Italian).