In today’s briefing:
- The Objective of an MBO Is Not to Strip Bothersome Activist Investors of Their Equity Interests
The Objective of an MBO Is Not to Strip Bothersome Activist Investors of Their Equity Interests
- Rather than “management with awareness of stock price,” the question is whether management is carrying out its duties toward “the goal of increasing shareholder interests,” to put it more accurately.
- In determining TOB price, the question is whether independent committee was established, whether that committee actually functioned, and whether the directors performed their duties in the best interests of shareholders.
- The real objective of an MBO is to restart the company for a sustainable expansion of corporate value, not to rip off the equity stake of a bothersome activist investor.