In 2000, Guy Wizer Pratte ,an ex-marine nicknamed “the Wall street cowboy”, having taken control of the “André” group had the delicacy to warn” We’re going to napalm the management of “André”…
More recently in 2013 Warren Buffet, on the eve of his takeover of the HEINZ group , took no pains either to hide his intentions “our elephant- gun is loaded and I have my finger on the trigger”….you can’t get clearer than that.
At that stage , it’s far too late to act: capitulation is the logical outcome to lack of preparation for worst-case scenarios.
However many people have knowledge of things, rare are those who guess the end purpose and exceptional those who manage to divert the course..
If knowledge of the shareholding, the number of existing voting rights , the statement of thresholds ( treasury shares , shareholders’ agreements, shares subject to commitment to sell ) constitutes one of the main assets in the context of the great battles waged in the world of business ,the uncovering of occult pacts meant to elude the surveillance and controls operated by the market authorities is of no less capital importance. The amount of disinformation, betrayals and unsuspected alliances in this matter is legion.
Daniel Rémy Consultancy accompanies and assists companies throughout these battles , bringing them its expertise in the management of strategic information and defense.