Overview of Guidelines for Corporate Takeovers: Enhancing Corporate Value and Securing Shareholders’ Interests

Overview of Guidelines for Corporate Takeovers: Enhancing Corporate Value and Securing Shareholders' Interests

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Scope of the Guidelines

Ⅲ. Principles and Basic Perspectives

Ⅳ. Code of Conduct for the Directors and Board of Directors on Acquisition Proposals

Ⅴ. Conclusion

Ⅵ. Greater Transparency of Acquisitions

Ⅶ. Takeover Response Policies and Countermeasures

Ⅷ. Concluding Remarks

Authors： Yuzo Ogata

Publisher：mondaq


Practice： M&A, Reorganization, and Business Alliance Corporate Governance/Shareholders Meeting
Date of publication： June 6, 2024

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