In December 2004, Deutsche Borse proposed offer for the London Stock Exchange. Some shareholders oppose the acquisition, leading to withdrawal of the proposal and the replacement of management, including the CEO and board members. Written from the point of view of Deutsche Borse and addresses a number of questions: Was the attempted acquisition of the London Stock Exchange a sensible strategy? Was declared the offer price reasonable? Why dissident shareholders, so unlike the deal? Which allowed them to win? What could management or supervisory board have done differently that could have led to a different result? "Hide
by Dwight B. Crane, Monica Stachowiak-Joulain Source: Harvard Business School 29 pages. Publication Date: January 12, 2006. Prod. #: 206082-PDF-ENG
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