It meant they had likely gone past the 30% threshold set by German corporate law for launching a full takeover.

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The threshold for placing a general law city in receivership or being dissolved is lower than that for a charter city.

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Look at what the individual has done - is this a concerted attempt to have a go at one individual in a way that passes the threshold for offences against the law?

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