If an Acquiring Firm's Merger Proposal Was Initially Rejected by a Target

question 11

True/False

If an acquiring firm's merger proposal was initially rejected by a target firm's management and board of directors, the acquiring firm could utilize a tender offer to gain control of the target firm.

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