The Empirical Evidence Strongly Indicates That, While Target fiRm Shareholders

question 106

Essay

The empirical evidence strongly indicates that, while target firm shareholders achieve large wealth
gains in the event of a takeover bid, acquiring firm shareholders gain little, if anything. Although
there exists no definitive answer as to why this is the case, several possible explanations have been
proposed. List and explain three such explanations.

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