Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 21, Problem 2Q
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To discuss: Whether a tender offer is used by the firms and its reasons.
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A business organization wherein the members of the organization sells good or services is termed as a firm.
An offer of one company to purchase the stock of another company by directly going to the stockholder is termed as tender offer.
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