Webb appointed to SFC Takeovers and Mergers Panel

David Webb says he will use his position on the SFC''s Takeovers and Mergers panel to protect public shareholders.
 

David Webb, editor of Webb-site.com, has been appointed as a new member to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's SFC Takeovers and Mergers Panel and the Takeovers Appeal Committee.

I am very pleased to be able to contribute to the Panel's work, and as a member of the Panel I will do my best to improve the protections afforded to public shareholders under the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Repurchases, says Webb.

In particular, I believe it should be a top priority that the takeover threshold be reduced from its current 35% so that there are fewer cases of takeovers of listed companies without a general offer being made to...

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