Empirical Studies Suggest That Targets of Hostile Takeovers

question 7

Multiple Choice

Empirical studies suggest that targets of hostile takeovers ...

• A)are more likely to be continental European companies rather than UK and US companies.
• B)have weaker pre-acquisition performance than targets of friendly takeovers and non-acquired firms.
• C)have better pre-acquisition performance than targets of friendly takeovers and non-acquired firms.
• D)do not differ in terms of their pre-acquisition performance when compared to targets of friendly takeovers and non-acquired firms.

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