Talk:Pac-Man defense

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proposed change

I think the line "It is when a company that is under a hostile takeover acquires its would-be buyer." should be "It is when a company that is under a hostile takeover ATTEMPTS TO OR DOES acquire its would-be buyer." My understanding of the pac-man defense is that the defender only needs to scare away the would-be buyer; not necessarily acquire them.Scott denne 01:26, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot 11:32, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, just the act of attempting to take over the hostile company means the defense has been set in place...

Also, the Wikipedia entry for Martin Marietta says;

In 1982 Martin Marietta was subject to a hostile takeover bid by the Bendix Corporation. Bendix bought the majority of Martin Marietta shares and in effect owned the company. However, Martin Marietta's management used the short time separating ownership and control to sell non-core businesses and launch its own hostile takeover of Bendix

I feel this is much more clear in explaining what originally happened. Other sources also mention that funds from a war-chest could be used to buy up the hostile companies stock. Adding this could give the reader some insight about where the "power pill", in essence, comes from.

Finally, the extra information about the "white knight" deal and Allied, at the end, although interesting and historically significant, has nothing to do with the Pac-Man defense. So it only confuses the reader and I feel it should be made into a footnote. WaltTX (talk) 23:05, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]