The current price of the target firm is $10 per share and the price
January 4th, 2018
The current price of the target firm is $10 per share and the price of the target firm is $20 per share if it is taken over by the raider. The raider does not hold any shares of the target firm and makes a tender offer of $16 per share to the target’s existing shareholders. The target firm has 1 million shares outstanding with each shareholder holding one share. You are one of the 1 million shareholders of the target firm. The takeover succeeds if more than 50% of all shareholders tender their shares. If the takeover fails, the price of the target firm will remain at $10 per share. Should you accept the $16 per share tender offer or not? Do you expect the takeover to succeed or fail? Justify your answers.