Identify the Three Potential Sources of Strategic Relatedness Between Bidding

question 9

Essay

Identify the three potential sources of strategic relatedness between bidding and target firms that were detailed by Lubatkin in 1983 and the four general reasons why bidding firms might want to engage in merger and acquisitions as detailed by Jensen and Ruback in 1983.

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Definitions:

Expropriate

The act of a government taking private property for public use, usually with compensation to the owner.

Fee Simple Absolute

A type of freehold ownership where the owner has the maximum possible rights over the property, permitting them to use it, sell it, or bequeath it under the law.

Real Property

Land and anything permanently attached to the land, such as buildings, which can be contrasted with personal property.

Personal Property

Assets or belongings that are not permanently attached to, or part of, real estate.