Nancy Reagan defense

Nancy Reagan defense

The Nancy Reagan defense is a tactic in corporate finance used to counter a takeover or merger bidder who has made a formal bid to shareholders to buy their shares. When the board of directors of the target company meets to consider the bid, they "just say no."

For example, in a discussion of a takeover of the Walt Disney Company by Comcast, analyst Andy Kessler on Wall Street Week stated "there are two great Wall Street defenses. One is the Nancy Reagan defense and the other is the Pac-Man defense, right? And the Nancy Reagan defense is, just say no."[1] The term refers to a catch-phrase coined by former United States First Lady Nancy Reagan advocating abstinence from recreational drug use.

References

  1. ^ PBS interview with Andy Kessler (2004)
  • "Hostile Tender Offers and the `Nancy Reagan Defense': May Target Boards `Just Say No'? Should They Be Allowed To?" Robert A. Prentice and John Langmore, 35 Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 377-481 (1990)

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