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