A prory contest can best be defined as:

a$.$ A corporabe takeover bid communicated to the shareholders through a shock enchange.

b$.$ Attempts to gain control of a firm low soliciting a sufficient number of shareholder wotes to fephact exusing management.

C$.$ Al publicly owned stock in a firm is replased with complete equity ownership by a private group.

d$.$ Going prhate transactions in which a lavge petcertage of the money used to buy the stock is borngent Olinat incumbent maragerment is involved.

e$.$ Agreement between firms to cooperate in pursuit of a joint goal,