A.E. Staley Mfg. Co. v. Commissioner’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “was that the offer was inadequate and that a Tate & Lyle takeover would not be in the best interests of SCI, because Tate & Lyle 'brought nothing to the table' in terms of capital, marketing, or research and development and, also, because Tate & Lyle would abandon the SCI long-term strategic plan of entering the food service business.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ae Staley Manufacturing Company and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

2. “The management, board of directors, and investment bankers of SCI considered the Tate & Lyle tender offer to be hostile, because Tate & Lyle made it directly to SCI shareholders without the knowledge, endorsement, or encouragement of the management or the board of directors of SCI.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ae Staley Manufacturing Company and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

3. “[d]efensive measures are not intended to produce any lasting improvements; their goal is merely to preserve the status quo, to enable the target to continue its business operations in the same manner as before the threat emerged.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Ae Staley Manufacturing Company and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue