It has been suggested that the reason why the stockholders in acquiring firms may not benefit to any significant degree from an acquisition is because the target firms tend to be much larger than the acquiring firms.

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Typically, the concern is not that target firms are much larger; rather, it's often that the acquiring firms may overpay for the target firms, or there may be integration challenges, cultural mismatches, or overestimation of synergies, which can lead to the stockholders of acquiring firms not benefiting significantly.

It Has Been Suggested That the Reason Why the Stockholders