Management's Propensity to Overestimate the Value of the Target Company

question 93

Multiple Choice

Management's propensity to overestimate the value of the target company in a merger can lead to:

• A)financial disaster for the acquiring company.
• B)a financial windfall for the stockholders of the target company.
• C)an irrational transfer of wealth from the shareholders of the acquirer to those of the target.
• D)All of the above

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