Question 4 a) The management of Axe Bank Ltd has received a tender offer from Prudent Bank for acquisition of Axe Bank. Sharpe Bank intends to devise defenses that would make it more difficult or costly for Prudent Bank to take them over. How might such defenses affect the firm's agency problems? Major Topic Mergers and Acquisitions 5 The role of Finance and Financial Market Blooms Designation EV Marks Blooms Designation 10 b) As the Chief Finance Officer of Tasty Juice Ltd, you are planning of a vertical integration arising from a merger between your company and Pineapple Plantation Ltd., producers and suppliers of pineapple for producing the juice. This you believe could facilitate coordination and administration arising from buying out the supplier, and eliminating middlemen. However, this is not always the case as it can also be inefficient. Discuss Major Topic Mergers and Acquisition Marks 10