takeover attempt
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takeover — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attempted, proposed ▪ hostile ▪ company, corporate ▪ communist, military … Collocations dictionary
Takeover — General term referring to transfer of control of a firm from one group of shareholder s to another group of shareholders. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * takeover take‧o‧ver [ˈteɪkˌəʊvə ǁ ˌoʊvər] noun [countable] FINANCE the act of… … Financial and business terms
takeover — General term referring to transfer of control of a firm from one group of shareholders to another group of shareholders. Change in the controlling interest of a corporation, either through a friendly acquisition or an unfriendly, hostile , bid. A … Financial and business terms
takeover target — A company that is the object of a takeover attempt, friendly or hostile . Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * takeover target takeover target ➔ target1 … Financial and business terms
takeover bid — An attempt by an outside corporation or group, usually called the aggressor or insurgent, to wrest control away from incumbent management of target corporation. A takeover attempt may involve purchase of shares, a tender offer, a sale of assets… … Black's law dictionary
takeover — take·over / tāk ˌō vər/ n: the acquisition of control or possession (as of a corporation) a hostile takeover Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. takeover … Law dictionary
takeover bid — an offer made by one company to the shareholders of another company to acquire sufficient shares in that other company to give it control. See merger. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001. takeover bid … Law dictionary
Takeover Bid — The initial offer by a predator company for another. The bid can be in cash, shares or a combination. Bids usually have a closing date for acceptance. The bid can be hostile (without the acceptance or cooperation of the target company), or… … Financial and business terms
takeover — noun (C) 1 the act of getting control of a company by buying most of its shares share 2 (5): takeover bid (=an attempt to get control) 2 an act of getting control of a country or political organization, especially by using force: the communist… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
takeover bid — noun An attempt to buy a controlling share in a business … Wiktionary
