TheBateman schreef op 9 mei 2017 22:30:
According to the annual report, 93% of Akzo Nobel shares are held outside the Netherlands. This represents
a value of about EUR 18.5 bln. Some 48% of these shares are held in North America. Dutch investors own
the remaining 7% of the shares, totaling a EUR 1.5 billion investment. It is something to think about in a
global world; a foreign company is attempting to acquire a Dutch company with a shareholder base that is
overwhelmingly foreign. Shouldn’t the owners of the business, foreign or otherwise, have a voice in the
direction of the company and not simply be held hostage to the desires of the management? Are they all
sharks, or, alternatively, naïve fools who are to remain silent as they risk their billions?