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Now, some mainstream European funds are taking the lead in shareholder fights. German travel agency TUI on Mar. 19 said it will merge with Britain's First Choice Holidays PLC and then list in London, a move prompted by activist shareholders including Hermes, the pension fund manager for BT Group PLC (BT), and DWS, Deutsche Bank's (DB) money-management arm. In a parallel to the ABN Amro drama, TUI agreed to forge the link in response to dissident shareholders who wanted to break the company up. More and more, "investors are willing to vote with their money and put some