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Hamdani, A., Hannes, S. (2024). 'Institutional Investor Activism: Lessons from Israel' In E. Hilgendorf, (Ed.), Law in Times of Crisis (1st ed., pp. 445-468)
Hamdani, Assaf and Hannes, Sharon. "Institutional Investor Activism: Lessons from Israel". Law in Times of Crisis, edited by Eric Hilgendorf, Duncker & Humblot, 2024, pp. 445-468.
Hamdani, A and Hannes, S. (2024): 'Institutional Investor Activism: Lessons from Israel', in Hilgendorf, E (ed.). Law in Times of Crisis. Duncker & Humblot, pp. 445-468.

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Institutional Investor Activism: Lessons from Israel

Hamdani, Assaf | Hannes, Sharon

In: Law in Times of Crisis (2024), pp. 445–468

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Assaf Hamdani

Hamdani, Assaf, Prof. Dr., Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Sharon Hannes

Hannes, Sharon, Prof. Dr., Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Section Title Page Action Price
Assaf Hamdani and Sharon Hannes: Institutional Investor Activism: Lessons from Israel 445
I. Introduction 445
II. Institutional Investors' Activism and Director Appointments 447
III. Israel: Capital Markets in Transition 450
1. Institutional Investors and Controlled Companies 450
2. The Unique Case of Israel as a Market in Transition 452
IV. Conclusion 462
Bibliography 462