Company a Makes an Offer to Purchase All of the Shares

question 5

Multiple Choice

Company A makes an offer to purchase all of the shares of Company B from Company B's shareholders. The board of directors of Company B does not feel that the offer is adequate and seeks out another purchaser who might offer more for the shares. This defence to the takeover is referred as:

• A) Poison pill.
• B) Pac-man defence.
• C) White knight.
• D)Selling the crown jewels.

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Definitions:

Positive Externality

An economic situation where a third party benefits from a transaction or activity they are not directly involved in.

Negative Externality

A cost suffered by a third party due to an economic transaction or activity, without compensation, such as pollution from a factory affecting nearby residents.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning that one person's consumption does not reduce the availability to others, and it's hard to prevent people from using them.

Nonrivalry-in-Consumption

A characteristic of certain goods where one person's consumption does not reduce the availability of the good for consumption by others.