The Shareholders of a Target Firm Benefit the Most When

Multiple Choice

The shareholders of a target firm benefit the most when:

A) An acquiring firm has the better management team and replaces the target firm's managers.
B) The management of the target firm is more efficient than the management of the acquiring firm which replaces them.
C) The management of both the acquiring firm and the target firm are as similar as possible.
D) The current management team is kept in place even though the managers of the acquiring firm are more suited to manage the target firm's situation.
E) The management team is technologically knowledgeable yet ineffective.