GW Corporate

[Magos Telok]

Interesting item:
[url]http://www.stockmarketwire.com/article/4714439/Games-Workshop-strengthens-its-board.html[/url]
Her specialty is mergers and acquisitions.

[Bigred]

Games Workshop has appointed Elaine O'Donnell as a non-executive director with immediate effect. A chartered accountant by profession, until recently she was a corporate finance partner with EY.

[url]http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=68572387&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=LZ 4l&locale=en_US&srchid=75166381385736914973&srchin dex=5&srchtotal=37&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInf o=VSRPsearchId%3A75166381385736914973%2CVSRPtarget Id%3A68572387%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary[/url]

[URL="http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/professionals/elaine-odonnell-steps-down-from-ernst-800136"]Elaine O’Donnell steps down from Ernst & Young[/URL]

The 42-year-old has spent 15 years at the firm's Manchester office, during which time she has advised on deals worth more than £2bn.

Elaine joined E&Y in 1997 as a manager, having trained with PwC and is the only female mergers and acquisitions partner at a big four firm in Manchester...

[Wolfshade]

Surely this should go here: [url]http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/forumdisplay.php?122-Wargames-Corporate-Discussion[/url]

As this is a discussion of the corporate structure of GW, not a discussion of 40k explicitly.

But it is an interesting move, the question is is this strengthening for a merger, or for an aquisition, either being aquired or aquirining.

[Psychosplodge]

Either way it doesn't necessarily bode well for the future.

[Wolfshade]

Nor specifically does it bode ill. It is curious.

A non-executive role so the board control nominally does not alter.

GAW.L 732.60 2.60(0.36%) @14:49. So the shares are up though fractionally. I would suggest the stock market doesn't really care about this change.

[eldargal]

It doesn't bode poorly either, we have nowhere near enough information to make any kind of judgement. However:

'GW Purchases Privateer Press; Mass Fanboy Head Explosions Reported'

would make my year.

[Wolfshade]

It doesn't bode poorly either, we have nowhere near enough information to make any kind of judgement. However:

'GW Purchases Privateer Press; Mass Fanboy Head Explosions Reported'

would make my year.

That would be awesome.

Then of course GW release a special model for Wammarhordes "Troll"

[Deadlift]

It doesn't bode poorly either, we have nowhere near enough information to make any kind of judgement. However:

'GW Purchases Privateer Press; Mass Fanboy Head Explosions Reported'

would make my year.

Take over like you've got a pair.

[Mr Mystery]

BWahahaha!

I suspect it may be more of the acquistions thing if that's what they've hired her for. Not really sure there's anyone in the same industry that they'd be better off merged with.

And I too would wet myself if they buy up PP, especially if they then promptly bury the games in a Microsoft stylee!

But back to thinking rationally (I know, I know).... could be she's a new shield system against acquisition and mergers. Because if you know how to do them, you know how to avoid them/delay them I'd guess.

[Psychosplodge]

Well the easiest way is to retain 20% of the shares so as not to allow anyone to trigger a buyback?

But who knows?