do ALL acquisitions include a control premium?

Two quick questions:

  1. In the case of a friendly merger or consolidation, does one firm still have to offer a "control premium" to the other?

  2. In the case of a 100% stock exchange, is there a control premium baked into the exchange ratio?

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