unwelcome takeover
1Takeover — A corporate action where an acquiring company makes a bid for an acquiree. If the target company is publicly traded, the acquiring company will make an offer for the outstanding shares. A welcome takeover is usually referring to a favorable and… …
2takeover bid — offer to purchase An offer made to the shareholders of a company by an individual or organization to buy their shares at a specified price in order to gain control of that company. In a welcome takeover bid the directors of the company will… …
3takeover bid — offer to purchase An offer made to the shareholders of a company by an individual or organization to buy their shares at a specified price in order to gain control of that company. In a welcome takeover bid the directors of the company will… …
4white knight — A friendly potential acquirer sought out by a target firm that is threatened by a less welcome suitor. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A company which rescues another which is in financial difficulty, especially one which saves a company from an… …
5white knight — white knights N COUNT A white knight is a person or an organization that rescues a company from difficulties such as financial problems or an unwelcome takeover bid. [BUSINESS] ...a white knight bid …
6poison pill — noun Finance a tactic used by a company threatened with an unwelcome takeover bid to make itself unattractive to the bidder …
7black knight — A person or firm that makes an unwelcome takeover bid for a company. Compare: grey knight, white knight …
8black knight — A person or firm that makes an unwelcome takeover bid for a company. Compare grey knight; white knight …
9show stopper — A legal action in which the target firm in an unwelcome takeover bid seeks a permanent injunction to prevent the bidder from persisting in its attempt, on the grounds that the bid is legally defective in some way …
10black knight — /blæk ˈnaɪt/ (say blak nuyt) noun a company, or group of companies, which targets another company for an unwelcome takeover bid. Compare white knight (def. 2) …
