1.   Some senior executives have been accused by minority shareholders of mismanagement, nepotism, and of presiding over asset-stripping.

2.   This, together with laws that protect minority shareholders, makes takeovers both easier and harder.

3.   ...minority shareholders.

4.   As part of the rescue operation it left control of the banks with the minority shareholders.

5.   A purchaser of shares may need to resort to petitioning the court to buy out minority shareholders.

6.   Moreover, the presence of unco-operative minority shareholders may well affect the price a purchaser is prepared to offer.

7.   If the bidder is willing to accept minority shareholders, a takeover offer is the easier method of gaining control of the target.

8.   The difficult minority shareholder in the smaller company will be substantially diluted as a consequence of the share exchange.