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The Future of Corporate Takeovers in Europe

 

at the
Federation of European Securities Exchanges'
6th European Financial Markets Convention
Brussels, 31 May 2002

ECGI session
11.30 - 11.35 Moderator's Welcome
Richard Lambert (former Editor, Financial Times)
 Background Briefings
11.35 - 11.50Takeover Bids : Creating a Level Playing Field
Jaap Winter (Chairman, High Level Group of Company Law Experts)
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11.50 - 12.00

Corporate Takeover Defences in Europe
Marco Becht (Professor, Université Libre de Bruxelles & ECGI)
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12.00 - 12.40

Panel Debate
"Should the European Union Adopt the Winter Group's Proposals on Regulating Corporate Takeovers in Europe?"

Patrick Bolton (Professor, Princeton University, CEPR & ECGI)(See presentation)
Michael C. Jensen (Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School)
Colin Mayer (Professor, Saïd Business School Oxford, CEPR & ECGI)
Marco Pagano (Professor, University of Salerno, CEPR & ECGI)(See presentation)

12.40 - 13.00 Floor discussion

See the FESE website for a report on the Convention