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The Swiss Cantonal Court of Zug has denied Schenker-Winkler Holding’s (SWH) request to hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting for Swiss specialty chemical company Sika AG. The Burkard family-owned company, SWH, controls 16.1 percent of Sika’s capital with 52.4 percent in voting rights. SWH plans to sell its stake in Sika to French-conglomerate Saint-Gobain. Via the special meeting, SWH sought to oust certain Sika board members who voiced opposition to the deal. Now that topic will be addressed during the regular annual shareholders meeting in April. Continue reading →