Defenses against hostile take overs

WildIrishRose

how would you go about answering it?

Q- Explain with examples the possible defences against hostile takeovers?

I'll tell you what i've done so far... or being preparing.

Introduction to defences against hostile take overs

Then

Breakup
Shareholder mobilsation
Pac Man
Greenmail
Standstill
White Knight
White square
Trojan horse
Management Buyout
Assets Revaluation
Crown Jewels Lock up
Dividend Increase
Golden and tin parachutes
Golden shares and supermajorities
Poison pills
Share Repellents...........

Well i said a little bit about the points i've mentioned....

Now i need more examples of not things like the above.... more to do with eg, Vodafones hostile take overs bid for mannesman highlights debate on the german capitalist model..... i've used vodafore as an example of shareholders Mobilisation as i found an artical in on the net about it... but im having trouble finding examples for others...

This in an exam question that im preparing for and i think im on the right track but i need about 4 examples of different companies..

Not too sure if i've explained it well or not but i'd really like someones help.
i need information at the latest tommorrow.

Can any one help?

Ideo

When pharm company Sanofi made a hostile bid for Aventis, Aventis introduced a white knight in the form of Novartis; used golden handshakes with its board if they were taken over; poison pills in the form of the redundancy package that staff would be entitled to should Aventis be taken over and redundancies announced. Google it, you'll find details