In April 2017, PetSmart agreed to make the largest e-commerce acquisition in history to date, putting a deal in place to snatch up fast-growing pet food and product site Chewy. com for $3.35 billion. The acquisition premium for this particular deal can be calculated as the amount by which the price PetSmart offered for Chewy.com exceeded the
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amount paid as a down payment for Chewy.com that was to be held in escrow until closing.
difference between the amount that was offered for Chewy.com and the amount that was held in escrow to complete the deal.
preacquisition market value of Chewy.com.
fair market value of similar companies in the same geographic locale as Chewy.com.
comparable value of similar companies to Chewy.com within the same market.
Answer : OPTION C
preacquisition market value of Chewy.com.
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