snowdog said:
No they couldn't. They certainly have the money but for one company to buy another they need to buy a certain percentage of shares, and I doubt the majority of major shareholders will be willing to let theirs go no matter how much money they're offered. |
yea, I have no idea why some people seem to think the market cap was like a price tag on a company
firstly the majority of shares must be for sale for that (which is actually very unlikely, especially for japanese corps) and secondly even if they are the price increases once you start to buy shares, so if you are doing a hostile takeover you will very likely end up paying much more than the initial market cap







