Shai Shalev

The bondholders' takeover bid could not have gone ahead without Tshuva & co.'s approval.

Even if Nochi Dankner solves his immediate difficulties, he will not go back to being the dominant player he was.

How come the managers of a loss-making airline drew salaries totaling NIS 135 million in eight years?

Recanati may have become a source of ridicule and abuse in the business world, but to his credit he stepped aside and forewent the pretense of running the company.

It will take an improbable combination of events to keep Dankner at the head of IDB for very much longer.

A determined hedge fund may be preferable to a rabble of institutions.

Dankner must now understand that IDB can no longer be a one-man show.

Few, if any, of the tycoons have large amounts of personal cash to contribute to a debt settlement, if one is required.

Doing absolutely nothing would have apparently been a better option for the real estate company.

After the events of this past week, perhaps we'll see sanity return to the oil and gas exploration sector.