El consejo de eBay rechaza la oferta de adquisición de GameStop por considerarla poco creíble y poco atractiva

El consejo de administración de eBay ha rechazado firmemente una oferta de adquisición de 56 000 millones de dólares por parte del CEO de GameStop, Ryan Cohen, describiendo la propuesta como poco creíble y poco atractiva.

El rechazo se formalizó en una carta enviada el martes 12 de mayo, firmada por el presidente de eBay, Paul S. Pressler. El consejo mencionó diversas preocupaciones, entre ellas la incertidumbre sobre la propuesta financiera, los riesgos derivados del apalancamiento y la estructura de liderazgo, así como el posible impacto en el crecimiento y la rentabilidad a largo plazo de eBay. Asimismo, señaló la gobernanza de GameStop y los incentivos para los ejecutivos como factores determinantes en la decisión.

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