Comment: Corporate empire-builders using cheap money to avoid shareholder votes
By Jason Booth ( July 9, 2019, 19:16 GMT | Comment) -- Activist shareholders see themselves as the first line of merger control, approving deals they deem beneficial to investors, while blocking others. But an abundance of cheap money is letting some corporate empire-builders get megadeals done without consulting shareholders at all. Expect more investor avoidance as the M&A boom continues.Activist shareholders see themselves as the first line of merger control, approving deals they deem beneficial to investors, while blocking others. But an abundance of cheap money is letting some corporate empire-builders get megadeals done without consulting shareholders at all. Expect more investor avoidance as the M&A boom continues....
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