Studies Conducted on Mergers and Acquisitions Have Generally Concluded That

question 2

Multiple Choice

Studies conducted on mergers and acquisitions have generally concluded that:

• A) both acquiring and target firm's shareholders benefit approximately equally in most situations.
• B) all involved shareholders tend to neither gain nor lose much as a result of these transactions.
• C) only highly leveraged acquisitions produce any shareholder gains.
• D) these transactions are financially beneficial to target shareholders.
• E) acquiring firm's shareholders gain at the expense of the target firm's shareholders.

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