Four lessons for shareholders
Four lessons for shareholders
- 1999
- Financial Times 28 May 1999, 26(1) .
Discusses the need for consolidation in the property sector, and suggests four lessons that need to be learned if it is to be achieved: if a significant change of strategy is agreed, let your largest shareholders know immediately; cash is king; a hostile bid is a last resort; and off-market deals are likely to produce the best price for the buyer only.
ACQUISITIONS
PROPERTY-COMMERCIAL PROPERTY-COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MARKET
COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATION
MERGERS
TAKEOVERS
Discusses the need for consolidation in the property sector, and suggests four lessons that need to be learned if it is to be achieved: if a significant change of strategy is agreed, let your largest shareholders know immediately; cash is king; a hostile bid is a last resort; and off-market deals are likely to produce the best price for the buyer only.
ACQUISITIONS
PROPERTY-COMMERCIAL PROPERTY-COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MARKET
COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATION
MERGERS
TAKEOVERS