why would a company use a bear hug as an acquisition strategy 
there are several reasons why a company would resort to a bear hug to make an acquisition some acquirers choose to do so in order to avoid any conflict with the target company s leadership the acquirer usually hopes that the board and or management would be more receptive to the deal by approaching the target s shareholders with an offer above market value another reason why some companies may choose to take this route is to cut out the competition if the target is very attractive there may be multiple interested parties by making the offer of a bear hug it sweetens the pot for shareholders and keeps other acquirers at bay 