Calculus Of Going Hostile: Recent Lessons From The Field

Law360, New York (April 23, 2015, 11:58 AM EDT) -- Since Valeant/Pershing Square's high-profile offer for Allergan last year, there have been 12 unsolicited, public offers by strategic bidders for U.S.-listed companies (not including Mylan's recent $29 billion offer for Perrigo which, at the time of writing, was still unresolved). It is clear that these hostile bids have been bold, headline-grabbing and exciting for deal junkies. But it is equally clear that hostile bidders have been remarkably unsuccessful in ultimately acquiring their targets....

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