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Poison Pills in the Shadow of the Law

By | March 29, 2023

Poison pills are one of the most powerful ways of deterring hostile takeovers. Their goal is to make a hostile takeover so unattractive and expensive that the potential acquirer is deterred from pursuing the acquisition. When a hostile takeover threat arises, e.g., because a hostile acquirer’s ownership in the firm exceeded 20%, the poison pill… Read More »