Some Methodological Issues in Cross-country Comparisons of Commercial Bankruptcy Law

S. C. Gilson

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Chapter | International and Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | 1994

Some Methodological Issues in Cross-country Comparisons of Commercial Bankruptcy Law

by S. C. Gilson

Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Law; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Research;

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Gilson, S. C. "Some Methodological Issues in Cross-country Comparisons of Commercial Bankruptcy Law." In International and Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law, edited by J. S. Ziegel. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994.

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Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott

In 2016, electric car manufacturer Tesla announced that it was making an offer to acquire solar panel manufacturer SolarCity in an all-stock offer worth $2.6 billion in Tesla stock. Tesla’s co-founder and CEO, Elon Musk, believed that the merger would generate significant cost and revenue synergies, based on his vision of the future of transportation, energy storage, and a “green” economy. However, most Wall Street analysts were highly skeptical of the deal, voicing concerns that the merger would burden Tesla with excessive debt and that Musk was using the deal to advance his personal interests (at the expense of public shareholders) and bail out Tesla. Concerns were raised over possible conflicts of interest, given that Musk owned over 20% of the stock, and sat on the board of directors of both companies. The viability of the merger was also questioned given that neither Tesla nor SolarCity had ever been profitable.

Keywords: valuation; M＆A; M＆A Valuation; Investing; equities; Equity; Valuation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Auto Industry; Energy Industry; United States;

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