Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259918940
Author: Ross, Stephen A.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 29, Problem 10CQ
Summary Introduction

To explain: The reasons for finding the puzzle of acquiring firm stockholders seem to benefit little from takeover.

Merger:

Merger is the combination of two entities into one in which shareholders of both the companies merge their resources into new company. Merger is basically the result of merge the two or more companies into one.

Synergy:

Synergy is a state in which two or more companies combined than they can perform better than the sum of their individual efforts in terms of productivity, revenue.

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