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There were no rules governing the bidding process. What exists is a constantly changing body of law developed during a series of takeover battles in the mid-1980s. The cases, most decided by the Delaware Chancery Court, say volumes about the obligations of directors to run fair auctions. What they don’t say is how to end one. During the late 1980s board after board unsuccessfully grappled with the question. The $6 billion auction of Federated Department Stores in early 1988 stretched on for weeks, despite determined attempts to conclude it. In the end, most auctions closed when bidding got too ...more
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