Explain the purpose of antitakeover tactics and provide a specific example of an actual antitakeover tactic.

What will be an ideal response?


Feedback: Unfriendly or hostile takeovers can occur when the company stock becomes undervalued. A competing organization can buy the outstanding stock of a takeover candidate in sufficient quantity to become a large shareholder. Then it makes a tender offer to gain full control of the company. If the shareholders accept the offer, the hostile firm buys the target company and either fires the target firm management team or strips the team members of their power. Thus, antitakeover tactics are common, including greenmail, golden parachutes, and poison pills.

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What will be an ideal response?

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