If Cross-Border Acquisitions Generate Synergistic Gains

question 70

Multiple Choice

If cross-border acquisitions generate synergistic gains,

• A)then both the acquiring and target shareholders gain wealth at the same time.
• B)then one can argue that cross-border acquisitions are mutually beneficial and thus should not be thwarted both from a national and global perspective.
• C)then the value of the combined firm is greater than the stand-alone valuations of the individual (acquiring and target)firms.
• D)all of the options.

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