Choi Chi-hun, President and CEO at Samsung C&T Corporation, stands in front of media upon his arrival at a general meeting of stockholders in Seoul, South Korea, July 17, 2015. Win or lose in its bid to derail an $8 billion Samsung Group merger on Friday, U.S. hedge fund Elliott Associates is likely to remain an irritant for the biggest of South Korea's powerful conglomerates. Even if construction firm Samsung C&T Corp secures the two-thirds of shares voted on Friday needed for a buyout offer from sister company Cheil Industries, Elliott shows no sign of going away. The fund is widely expected to continue challenging Samsung with lawsuits as a shareholder that would have more than 2 percent of the merged firm. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji