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Mon Apr 18

Do poison pills work? A finance expert explains the anti-takeover tool that Twitter hopes will keep Elon Musk at bay

Written by Tuugi Chuluun, Associate Professor of Finance, Loyola University Maryland

Poison pills usually work, but Elon Musk appears undeterred.AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu

Takeovers are usually friendly affairs. Corporate executives engage in top-secret talks, with one company or group of investors making a bid for another business. After some negotiating, the companies engaged in the merger or acquisition announce a deal has been...

Do poison pills work? A finance expert explains the anti-takeover tool that Twitter hopes will keep Elon Musk at bay

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