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Hedge fund wants date for shareholder vote on new chief after Büchner quits
Ton Büchner’s departure, due to ill health, may make an eventual takeover more likely
Ton Büchner replaced just weeks after fending off €27bn takeover bid
Hedge fund launches new legal move in attempt to remove Dutch paintmaker’s chairman
M&A buoyed by economic optimism in spite of more cautious Chinese activity
‘Strategic interests’ are always susceptible to illiberal interpretation
Investors sceptical Dutch group will deliver greater value as independent entity
JPMorgan settles with Good; PPG and Akzo Nobel; AIB, CVC, and Barclays in the news
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It is unclear what more the US suitor could have done to seal a deal
PPG chief outmanoeuvred by Dutch rival Büchner in bitter €26.9bn takeover tussle
Withdrawal of €27bn bid marks latest failure of a US group targeting Europe
Withdrawal follows months of resistance from the Dutch paint-maker
Financial engineering has overtaken product engineering amid the merger wave
Wave of deals across the diverse industry is being spurred by chance to cut costs
Rebuff for activist investor raises prospect of PPG going hostile with €27bn bid
Dutch court due to rule on Monday on hedge fund’s request for special shareholder meeting
Hedge fund’s sometimes belligerent statements mask a careful and dogged strategy
Hedge fund seeks to force Dutch paintmaker to enter takeover talks with PPG
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