Question 48-50

48. A going-private transaction in which a large percentage of the money used to buy the outstanding stock is borrowed is called a: A. tender offer. B. proxy contest C. mergetr. D. leveraged buyout E. consolidation. The positive incremental net gain associated with the combination of two firms through a merger or acquisition is called: 49. A. the agency conflict. B. goodwill. C. the merger cost. D. the consolidation effect. E. synergy. A change in the corporate charter making it more difficult for the firm to be acquired by increasing the percentage of shareholders that must approve a merger offer is called a: 50. A. supermajority amendment. B. standstill agreement. C. greenmail provision D. poison pill amendment. E. white knight provision