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Title How Do Boards Exercise Their Discretion to Resist Takeover Bids? Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The CLS Blue Sky Blog: Columbia Law School's Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 14/07/22 Description If a U.S. firm is a takeover target, it is almost entirely up to its board to decide whether to offer resistance, i.e., to formally reject a specific bid, and potentially take financial or operational actions to defend against the bid. Such actions include standstill agreements, litigation, asset/liability restructurings, and targeted repurchases. In contrast, boards in the UK and most EU countries — those that have adopted Article 9 of the E.U. Takeover Directive — are largely prevented from taking any action that could frustrate the bid, unless it has been duly considered and approved by stockholders. There has long … Producer/Author Columbia Law School Persons Nicholas Carline, Sridhar Gogineni, Pradeep Yadav