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• Eastern Europe is beginning to have a significant impact on the M&A landscape
• A look at some of the big hostile acquisition battles across the corporate world
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Hostile takeovers make a comeback
James Politi reports on the resurgence of tough-talking M&A deal making
Briefing notes: A course to help digest the battle jargon
James Politi gives a guide to US terms that may be helpful in a hostile acquisition
Dow Jones takeover: Triumph of a billionaire tabloid king
Joshua Chaffin and Aline Vanduyn on News Corp’s big Bancroft bid
ABN Amro: The Dutch bank and the great hold-up
Peter Thal Larsen on a particularly tumultuous takeover
Toll/Patrick takeover: Big egos and a bruising fight for Aussie ports operator
Elizabeth Fry looks at one of the most bitter contests in Australian corporate history
Me and my adviser: In tune with family affairs
Michael Prest finds a partnership that thrives on cultural sensitivity
Facts and figures: East’s M&A still bouyant
The decoupling of emerging markets from the west has created a ripe opportunity for acquisitions, writes Peter Thal Larsen
Wall Street dispatch: Imagination and common sense brew a safer culture
Part of the problem may have been that banks just had too much confidence in their fancy procedures, writes David Wighton
Asia dispatch: Private equity reaches maturity
After years of being regarded as a poor, younger cousin to the US and Europe, Sundeep Tucker wonders if Asia is about to come of age
Viewpoint: Banks must reassess their role
The answer to the crisis depends partly on how regulators and governments respond and credit ratings reforms, writes Peter Thal Larsen
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