Zappa 0 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 If it was a one man takeover then yes, but if an investor who wants 5% says I want to remain anonymous he/she has that right. This we must know who they are, then every little detail about their private and business life appears on less scrupulous sites. If I was thinking of investing but I knew this would happen I wouldnt touch us with a barge pole. So what if 10 or 11 yahoos put enough money into an investment fund to buy 50 or 55 percent of our club and kill it? What if 75% of the Octopus investors who helped Craig Whyte take our club to the brink of extinction were yahoos? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 there's rules to stop you remaining anonymous though. its not allowed for very good reasons. Right and wrong you must make yourself known to the company you are investing in and go through the usual checks, there's no rule that the company have to tell anyone who you are. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 So what if 10 or 11 yahoos put enough money into an investment fund to buy 50 or 55 percent of our club and kill it? What if 75% of the Octopus investors who helped Craig Whyte take our club to the brink of extinction were yahoos? A bit of an extreme point Zappa, in that case you have to hope the guy in charge knows the score. Also why no investor should be on the board then they can't kill the club. An investment should be just that an investment. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Right and wrong you must make yourself known to the company you are investing in and go through the usual checks, there's no rule that the company have to tell anyone who you are. lists of shareholders are published annually by law I believe. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 lists of shareholders are published annually by law I believe. Above a certain level and if in a group, the group name only of course I could be wrong. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Above a certain level and if in a group, the group name only of course I could be wrong. your certainly right about the group. I think and I'm not sure in this but I think all shareholders are listed. perhaps just in listed companies. I know full lists were available for the old plc. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,716 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Companies complete returns annually that list all of their shareholders and these shareholders would be available. However if someone did not want their identity know they could always set up an off-shore company and have that as the shareholder, and if they do it in a location that allows shareholders to be anonymous then you would not find out anything about them. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 thanks bluedell. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinker 887 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Obviously, the secrecy surrounding Green's bid is far from ideal. We know that ticketus were sniffing around the TBK bid so it's not beyond belief that they are surruptiitiously trying to get their money back via Green. But there are valid reasons why genuine investors would want to remain anonymous - for example a businessman who invested could expected to be boycotted by the anti-Rangers. If the information of how much each party (named or not) had put forward, and what return they expected were provided I'd have a lot more confidence in purchasing a season ticket. As it stands, I'm going to have to pay up anyway, and keep on worrying. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.