If Cross-Border Acquisitions Generate Synergistic Gains

Multiple Choice

If cross-border acquisitions generate synergistic gains,

A) then both the acquiring and target shareholders gain wealth at the same time.
B) then one can argue that cross-border acquisitions are mutually beneficial and thus should not be thwarted both from a national and global perspective.
C) then the value of the combined firm is greater than the stand-alone valuations of the individual (acquiring and target) firms.
D) all of the above.