Retour sur la consultation de l’ESMA conernant les OPA

Bonjour à toutes et à tous, vous pourrez lire avec intérêt cet article de Martin Winner intitulé : « Active Shareholders and European Takeover Regulation » (European Company and Financial Law Review, 2014, Vol. 11, no 3, p. 364-392). L’auteur y aborde la proposition de l’ESMA dans le domaine des OPA, notamment sur le comportement des actionnaires.

In November 2013 ESMA published a public statement on active shareholders and acting in concert according to the Takeover Bids Directive. The document addresses institutional investors’ fears that cooperation with other investors may trigger an obligation to launch a bid. This runs contrary to the European Commission’s aim to encourage shareholders to exercise their rights as a means to combat short-termism. Although the contents of the statement may not be all that the Commission and institutional investors hope for, this article argues that the Takeover Bids Directive gives the Member States considerable leeway in implementing the concept of acting in concert. Hoping to achieve a consistent supervisory practice in Europe without changing the Directive is a wish to square the circle.

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Ivan Tchotourian

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