Knight errant

摘要

Eric Knight leads a growing army of activist investors that are shaking up Europe's boardrooms. Can he derail Suez's planned merger with Gaz de France? Eric Knight is not one to duck a fight. In recent years the activist fund manager has crossed swords with some of Europe's most powerful companies and frequendy come away die winner. Knight successfully pressed Royal Dutch/Shell Group to abandon its antiquated dual-company structure, helped block a major acquisition attempt by market research company VNU and prodded the French utility Suez to buy out minority shareholders in its Belgian electricity subsidiary, Electrabel.