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Fairness Opinions: How Fair are They and What Can Be Done About it?


Lucian A. Bebchuk


Harvard Law School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Marcel Kahan


New York University School of Law; European Corporate Governance Institute


Duke Law Journal, Vol. 27, pp. 27-53, 1989
Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 50, 1988

Abstract:     
Fairness opinions are a regular feature of every major corporate transaction. We analyze the conflict of interest problems that afflict fairness opinions and the extent to which courts should give weight to such opinions.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 34

Keywords: Investment bankers, fairness opinions, takeovers, freezeouts, corporate governance, conflict of interest, professionals

JEL Classification: G24, G30, G34, K22

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Date posted: December 28, 2003 ; Last revised: May 10, 2009

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Bebchuk, Lucian A. and Kahan, Marcel, Fairness Opinions: How Fair are They and What Can Be Done About it?. Duke Law Journal, Vol. 27, pp. 27-53, 1989; Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 50, 1988. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=478567 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.478567

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Lucian A. Bebchuk (Contact Author)
Harvard Law School ( email )
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Marcel Kahan
New York University School of Law ( email )
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New York, NY 10012-1099
United States
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212-995-4341 (Fax)
European Corporate Governance Institute ( email )
c/o ECARES ULB CP 114
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Belgium
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