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WaterMark Advisors (2017, May 15th). Why Do Acquirers Overpay For Targets? (online) Available at: https://watermarkadvisors.com/wire/why-do-acquirers-overpay-for-targets/(Links to an external site.) (Accessed January 21 2020)

Trainer, D. (2016). 'Why Companies Overpay For Acquisitions', Forbes, July 21, Available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2016/07/21/why-companies-overpay-for-acquisitions/#18d8548144c6(Links to an external site.) (Accessed January 21 2020)

In the two articles linked above, the writers analyse the reasons acquirers often overpay for acquisitions.

Read the articles carefully and analyze contribution in which you critically analyse what drives these overvalued acquisitions and critically asses how purchase price influences the success of these deals and shareholder wealth.