Abstract
We incorporate managerial risk aversion and stochasticity of takeover synergy gains into Harris' (Harris, E.G. 1990. Antitakeover measures, golden parachutes, and target firm shareholder welfare. Rand Journal of Economics 21, no. 4: 614-25. bargaining model for the coexistence of antitakeover defenses and golden parachutes in corporate charters. We show that: (i) it is not always optimal that the target-firm shareholders adopt antitakeover defenses, (ii) the size of the golden parachute is proportional to the riskiness of the synergistic gains, and (iii) the target-firm shareholders are unequivocally better-off with golden parachutes than takeover-contingent stock options.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 273-280 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | European Journal of Finance |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2008 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
Keywords
- Antitakeover defenses
- Golden parachutes
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Tender offers