alleryStart learning →When a buyer purchases the shares of a target, it also takes on
AIts past liabilities
BOnly chosen assets
COnly its spare cash
DNo legacy risks
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Its past liabilities
A share purchase acquires the company as a going concern, so all liabilities accrued in its past come along.
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