Exploring board entrenchment and shareholder value in delaware corporate law

Terrone, Lorenzo (A.A. 2023/2024) Exploring board entrenchment and shareholder value in delaware corporate law. Tesi di Laurea in Law and economics (corporate and business law: antitrust and regulation), Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Pierluigi Matera, pp. 47. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Introduction to fiduciary duties. Separation of ownership and control. Introduction to fiduciary duties. The duty of care. The duty of loyalty. Shareholder litigation. Shareholder primacy norm in a world of ESG. Board entrenchment and defense tactics. Introduction to director entrenchment: defensive tactics against hostile takeovers. Poison pills. Downsides of poison pills. Pills in a world of activism and ESG. How should courts treat defensive measures? Standards to review defensive measures: Unocal. Testing Unocal in crisis times. Legal updates and entrenchment empirical evidence. Delaware’s approach to innovation. Recent updates and implications: coaster and AMC. Effect of poison pills on shareholder value.

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Bibliografia: pp. 44-47.

Thesis Type: Bachelor's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Economics and Business, English language (L-33)
Chair: Law and economics (corporate and business law: antitrust and regulation)
Thesis Supervisor: Matera, Pierluigi
Academic Year: 2023/2024
Session: Summer
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 26 Nov 2024 15:51
Last Modified: 26 Nov 2024 15:51
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/40454

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