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Corporate finance September 2007
Inside this issue
• Latin America is not likely to follow downdraft in developed markets
• Regulators wary over use of swaps to hide stake-building
• Shareholder activism rises in Asia - -
Content
Investors who pack a powerful punch
Shareholder activism has turned the investment landscape on its head, writes Kate Burgess
People on the move: The good times are over. Where will the axe fall?
Peter Thal Larsen looks at changes across a sector that has become nervous
Briefing notes: Derivatives stand in the way of equity
Chris Hughes explains how innovative schemes assist shareholder activism
Facts and figures: Issuance likely to fall
Peter Thal Larsen on the slowdown of corporate activities
Heinz: Lessons of a vitriolic proxy war
There is nothing like good results to ease feelings, says James Politi
Deutsche Börse: ‘Don’t count on investors’
Chris Hughes looks back at the German exchange’s failed bid for the LSE
KT&G: Facing up to Carl Icahn
Sundeep Tucker looks at a case in South Korea
Latin America: In defiance of the downdraft – so far
John Rumsey reports on a part of the world that is bucking the trend
Me and my adviser: The pleasure of straight talk and pragmatism
Reena SenGupta talks to one CEO and his lawyer
Debating point: How the emerging markets sharpened their teeth
Alexandra Cook asks how much time – or indeed how much money – will it take for protectionism to disappear
