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B acquires shares in A from A’s shareholders in exchange for cash. A, as a subsidiary of B, may subsequently transfer its trade and assets to its new parent company, B (transfer of shares).
Econ 906 Corporate Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions 兼并与收购
Readings: GT Chapter 20 Copeland & Weston Chapter 18 BM Chapter 32 RWJ Chapter 30
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Learning outcomes
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Agency Problems
• Agency problem arises when managers own only a fraction 分数 of the ownership shares of the firm
• Hence, work less vigorously and consume more perquisites 津贴 at the cost of majority owners
Methods of mergers and acquisitions
Acquisitions - B takes over A- B acquires trade and assets from A for cash. A is then liquidated, and the proceeds 所得款项 received by the old shareholders of A (transfer of assets).