CAYMAN ISLANDS Law and Practice Contributed by: Shari Seymour, Kerry Ann Phillips and Michael Lockwood, Maples Group
because (as is common) the relevant merger agree - ments were not Cayman Islands law governed and/ or contained dispute resolution provisions in favour of other courts or arbitration. However, issues of Cayman Islands law often still feature in such disputes.
11. Activism 11.1 Shareholder Activism
Shareholder activism is not an important force in M&A transactions involving Cayman Islands entities outside of merger dissent litigation, which is typically driven by activist arbitrage investors, who often acquire their shares for the purpose of pursuing such dissent actions. 11.2 Aims of Activists See 11.1 Shareholder Activism . 11.3 Interference With Completion See 11.1 Shareholder Activism .
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