In the early 2000s, there had been speculation that the United Nations might signal a takeover of ICANN, followed by a negative reaction from the US government and worries about a division of the Internet the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisia in November 2005 agreed not to get involved in the day-to-day and technical operations of ICANN.

( Bad for consumers, although this is good for the companies involved in the takeover )

While the first stages of a takeover often involved the destruction of historic buildings in order to use the site for French headquarters, archaeologists and art historians soon engaged in systematic effort to identify, map and preserve historic sites, especially temples such as Angkor Wat, Champa ruins and the temples of Luang Prabang.

The FSA has been held by some observers to be weak and inactive in allowing irresponsible banking to precipitate the credit crunch which commenced in 2007, and which has involved the shrinking of the UK housing market, increasing unemployment ( especially in the financial and building sectors ), the public acquisition of Northern Rock in mid-February 2008, and the takeover of HBOS by Lloyds TSB.

In the 2012 film Won't Back Down, she played a parent involved in a parent trigger takeover of her child's school.

Guinness Plc: In 1986 there were rumours that the Guinness takeover of the Distillers Company was tainted by an unlawful share support operation which involved Guinness offering secret indemnities ( from its own funds ) against losses to people ‘ supporting ’ the bid which resulted in a dramatic rise in the price of Guinness shares.

Since its takeover by Indigo, Chapters has been involved in several controversies, often tied to censorship concerns, or the strong support for Israel by the owner Heather Reisman and her husband Gerry Schwartz.

Commodore Bainimarama, who once again became acting Head of State, stated that the Constitution would remain in effect, but said on 17 December that " as a last resort ," it could be abrogated if no other way could be found to ensure immunity from prosecution for soldiers involved in the takeover.

The takeover involved a series of Olympic-esque games, for the pursuit of the crown and leadership of planet Gooston.

Although his elder cousin was involved with the takeover of Hawaii, James himself was a teenager living in Massachusetts at the time of the coup.

A quote by Adam Kok III, upon learning of the United Kingdom's plans, suggests that there was misunderstanding or even deception involved in the British takeover: " There you have it ... we were not consulted.

As a union leader in the 1970s he was involved in the takeover by workers of the Cromotex textile factory in December 1978, which was violently ended by the military government in February 1979, resulting in the deaths of several workers.

Part of this takeover involved the assessment of all League of Ireland sides and the manner in which they were being run including finances, infrastructure, future plans, marketability and previous finishing positions since the 2002 season, ( this was due to Kildare County only joining the Eircom League in 2002 ).

From 1970 to 1977, Taylor was again involved with the Social Credit Association of Ontario as a result of a takeover of the party by Paul Fromm and the Western Guard.

Issues of national pride may sometimes also be involved ; where both parties to a proposed merger or takeover are in a strong position and do not need to merge or accept a takeover, it can be easier to push it through if the country with the smaller business is not " losing " its corporation.

Adam Air had been involved in talks with multiple private investors, including discussions about the sale of a 20 % stake to Qantas, a takeover bid from private equity fund Texas Pacific Group, and a planned initial public offering in Singapore.

Fernandes is a fan of English club West Ham United and has been involved in talks concerning a takeover of the club.

* Triple Plate Junction PLC, a gold mining and exploration company involved in the reverse takeover of Namesco

Mansoor Ijaz was involved in the memogate controversy, which revolves around a memorandum seeking help of the Obama administration to avert a military takeover of the civilian government in Pakistan in the wake of the Osama bin Laden raid, and to assist in a civilian takeover of the military apparatus.

In 1843, French Catholic missionaries arrived on Lifou ; shortly afterward, the Anglicans and Catholics became involved in a religious war that lasted until the French takeover of Lifou in 1864.

In October 2003 Mackay became involved in a takeover over of financially troubled Football League First Division club Derby County.

Their ideology centers on defending Russian national identity against what they perceive as a takeover by minority groups such as Jews, Caucasians, homosexuals, Central Asians, Roma people and Muslims.

It was also offering the same price to minority shareholders under a full takeover bid.

In 1995 Vinogradov acquired the Babayev chocolate factory, in Russia ′ s first hostile stock market takeover, a deal praised for its transparency and fairness: Even after he had gained 50 per cent of the shares, he offered the same terms to minority shareholders.

If so, the mere fact that an incidental result ( even if it was a desired consequence ) was that a shareholder lost his majority, or a takeover bid was defeated, this would not itself make the share issue improper.

A shareholder rights plan, colloquially known as a " poison pill ", is a type of defensive tactic used by a corporation's board of directors against a takeover.

In the field of mergers and acquisitions, shareholder rights plans were devised in the early 1980s as a way for directors to prevent takeover bidders from negotiating a price for sale of shares directly with shareholders, and instead forcing the bidder to negotiate with the board.

A shareholder who can reach a 20 % threshold will potentially be a takeover bidder.

The Midland made a takeover offer only to discover that a shareholder of the Great Northern Railway had already gathered a quantity of Ambergate shares.

On November 5, 1999, a Quebec judge ruled that the Onex takeover was illegal, breaking the law that stipulates that no more than 10 percent of the company can be controlled by a single shareholder.

During the takeover bids for Sainsbury's during 2007, Lord Sainsbury used N M Rothschild & Sons as his financial advisor and was said to be the major family shareholder most resistant to selling his stake.

Green energy tycoon and Ecotricity owner Dale Vince launched a takeover of the club in August 2010 and Vince became the clubs majority shareholder and then chairman a few months later.

A final day defeat at Rugby Town ( Rod Brown's new team ) saw Bromsgrove Rovers relegated leading to protests against the controlling shareholder and sole director, Tom Herbert, in the close season and an attempted takeover by a fans ' consortium.

It was anticipated that the network would be acquired by the Macquarie Media Group, following a A $ 1. 35 billion takeover recommendation made to shareholders by Southern Cross Broadcasting to shareholder on 3 July 2007, and on 5 November 2007 this purchase took place.

In the 1980s, Newmont thwarts five takeover bids – from Consolidated Gold Fields ( ConsGold ), T. Boone Pickens, Minorco, Hanson Industries and Sir James Goldsmith – who sought to break Newmont apart and sell its assets to increase shareholder value.

The government did not object to the takeover through the Foreign Investment Review Board, however a number of people ( including members of the Government ) expressed concerns due to the economic ( and strategic ) importance of the Olympic Dam resources, and the reputation of Xstrata and its major shareholder, Glencore.

This time, Dunn engineered a takeover so that he became the sole controlling shareholder thereby allowing him to take the tough but necessary reorganization measures to restore profitability to the steel maker.

Following a takeover, the rights would " flip over " and allow the current shareholder to purchase the unfriendly competitor's shares at a discount.

Whittaker continued to purchase shares after the takeover and became the largest single shareholder in 2012 with a stake of 24. 63 %.

The total takeover cost approximately $ 255 million and each shareholder received a dividend of 2. 5 cents per share from Snack Foods Limited.

On May 29, 2012, it was reported that MLSE were in talks to buy English association football ( soccer ) club Leeds United, after the Leeds United Supporters Trust put out a request for a takeover from majority shareholder Ken Bates.

These guidelines cover issues relating to boards of directors, management and director compensation, takeover protection and shareholder rights issues.

Also in 2007, Lear's board of directors agreed to a $ 2. 3 billion takeover offer from American Real Estate Partners, an affiliate of financier Carl Icahn, subject to shareholder approval.