French plan to shield groups from hostile foreign bidders

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Series Details 2.3.06
Publication Date 02/03/2006
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The French Prime Minister, Dominique de Villepin, announced on 1 March 2006 plans to increase employee share ownership and to use the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC), the biggest institutional investor in the CAC-40 share index, as a buffer against foreign takeovers.

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