Two shareholders of Billabong International, Rider Capital and Adam Smith...

Two shareholders of Billabong International, Rider Capital and Adam Smith Asset Management, have voiced their opposition to the proposed sale of the company to Boardriders. Together they hold 15.4 percent of the company's shares. Billabong's founder, Gordon Merchant, has already approved the terms of the transaction, but the other shareholders ...

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