I am not a wall st. guy, but I believe that when an investor or group of investors can buy more than 51% of a companies total shares, it allows them to have a controlling interest in how the company is run, such as who runs and manages it. It basically gives them the right to completely take over the business and run it how they think is best. If Safeway does not buy back enough shares to ensure they have more than 51% it is for the taking for big investment groups like KKR and such. At least that is my understanding of it and I may be completely wrong. Maybe somebody here might be able to shed more light on it.
As Too J-mansell, has explained it, YEAH one would think so. But, OR, From the day back in 1980`s as too how Reagan and his Ministration. Re-wrote banking laws.. It has changed.
I heard back then, a single person could get control with 10-20% depending on How the share was broken up.. NO not that iam a expert either. Personally. From there on Banking and is still on a Bad course as I see it coupled with Big corp or corp to own corp. anyway.......
OK, I had a short clip on it. I couldnt fine... Were one can gain control of a company just by a LOAN... Not have a dollar one of their own money on the line... I couldnt fine it..
short here..
Think How you got get a car Loan at YOUR Personal bank... Do you physical buy that car First to use as collator... NO it is on somewhat faith, from your banker, to get the loan first ,, right ..?
Then deposit , then write that check,,, Right...
Same can be done in Millions to get those Stock shares tooo.. Get loan then buy company control. Then Start busting it Up the company and sell it in small divisional parts.. Inorder to pay back bank loan.. GOAL. To profit at the end.. Where as to Land,, IF you was to buy 1,000 Acres You Pay less per arce then if Just one acre price.. Right? Kind of thinking..
As Too that clip, I found this one, Short 2-3 ... As your watching,,, think in form as I just explained it.. You can see how it is done.. NOTE , yeah this clip was explaining how M. Romney made his Money. back in 2012 election.. "The Business MAN" as Prez.. Job maker he was NOT... Not saying He was evil..
Off that, we do need to reverse some very Bad laws... we Used to have Monopoly Laws in the 1980`s for one..