takeover attempt
1takeover attempt — noun an attempt to take control of a corporation • Hypernyms: ↑attempt, ↑effort, ↑endeavor, ↑endeavour, ↑try • Hyponyms: ↑bear hug, ↑proxy fight …
2takeover — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attempted, proposed ▪ hostile ▪ company, corporate ▪ communist, military …
3Takeover — 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… …
4takeover — 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 …
5takeover target — A company that is the object of a takeover attempt, friendly or hostile . Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * takeover target takeover target ➔ target1 …
6takeover 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… …
7takeover — 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 …
8takeover 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 …
9Takeover 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… …
10takeover — 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… …