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Responding To Corporate Takeovers: Raiders, Management, And Boards Of Directors, Murray L. Weidenbaum Oct 1986

Responding To Corporate Takeovers: Raiders, Management, And Boards Of Directors, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This article refutes the need for government to intervene in hostile takeovers, arguing instead that the blame lies with board management. Acknowledging that "hostile" takeovers represent just a small fraction of all mergers, it stresses that corporate boards ultimately have the final say in all decisions.