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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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Table of Contents
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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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 |