Can we buy an American company before an American company buys us?

It’s a question facing the chief executive officers of many European businesses. And it lurks in the background of Smurfit Kappa Group Plc’s planned takeover of US packaging peer WestRock Co. The Dublin-based firm has hatched a deal that drives US expansion and makes it invulnerable to being taken over itself. The snag? The plan irks a shareholder activistBloomberg Terminal.

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The European CEO Dilemma: Buy a US Rival or Be Bought by One?

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19.01.2024

Can we buy an American company before an American company buys us?

It’s a question facing the chief........

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