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Journal of Finance Vol. 42 No. 4 1987

The Pricing Effects of Interfirm Cash Tender Offers

Sanjai Bhagat; James A. Brickley; Uri Loewenstein1

1 Middle East Institute

Abstract

The tools provided by option‐pricing theory are used to examine the wealth effects of interfirm cash tender offers. The analysis provides evidence consistent with the “synergy” theory of corporate takeovers and has implications concerning the economic effects of regulations of cash tender offers. The analysis further suggests that the market prices information uncertainty in a manner not captured by the standard Capital Asset Pricing Model. The study introduces a technique for unbundling the prices of a primary asset and a contingent claim when only the prices of the combination are observed.

DOI
10.1111/j.1540-6261.1987.tb03922.x
Volume
42
Issue
4
Pages
965-986
Language
en
Sources
openalex crossref

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