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the most likely explanation is that Yahoo is being mismanaged to drive price down. Based on your second sentence, I don't think you mean the word 'mismanaged'
by cb18 11y ago
the most likely explanation is that Yahoo is being mismanaged to drive price down.
Based on your second sentence, I don't think you mean the word 'mismanaged' here. That would imply those inside the company are intentionally trying to lower its value.
I think what you mean is, potential buyers are bad-mouthing the company, or deliberately talking down it's value in public to try to get a better deal.
Edit: It occurred to me, this could have been a substitution error of 'mismanaged,' for 'misrepresented.'
- sev 11y ago> That would imply those inside the company are intentionally trying to lower its value I wouldn't immediately throw that possibility out the window.
- stygiansonic 11y agoIndeed. At troubled companies, executive compensation (via severance package) is often tied to a successful sale of the firm, and this is the case with YHOO: http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/07/technology/marissa-mayer-severance-package/ http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/07/technology/marissa-mayer-sev... If getting the deal done is the only objective, exaggerating the direness of the situation might help shareholders get on board for a deal, perhaps out of fear. It also makes a lower price more palatable. Of course, I have no details of what is actually going on, so what I've written could just be rampant speculation.