Romania’s Govt. allows state bodies to block hostile takeovers in strategic companies

Romania’s Govt. allows state bodies to block hostile takeovers in strategic companies

The Ministry of Energy drafted an emergency ordinance in Romania to allow the ministries acting as minority shareholders in strategic companies to exert their pre-emptive rights when the majority shareholder seeks to sell its shares, Economica.net reported.  The bill was reportedly drafted to give the ministry the right to block the potential sale of the…