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
Correct Answer:

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