Takeover

takeover : the acquisition of control or possession (as of a corporation) [a hostile ] ...

Takeover bid

Takeover bid, means an attempt by outsiders to wrest control from the incumbent Management of a target corporation, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1466....

acquisition

acquisition 1 : the act or action of acquiring ;specif : the obtaining of controlling interest in a company compare merger, takeover 2 : a thing gained or acquired ...

arbitrage [French, literally, arbitration, decision-making] 1 : the purchase of a security, commodity, or foreign currency in one market for the purpose of immediately selling it at a higher price in another market 2 : the purchase of the stock of a takeover target esp. for the purpose of selling it to the raider for a profit ...

bond

bond 1 a : a usually formal written agreement by which a person undertakes to perform a certain act (as appear in court or fulfill the obligations of a contract) or abstain from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure to perform or abstain will obligate the person or often a surety to pay a sum of money or will result in the forfeiture of money put up by the person or surety ;also : the money put up NOTE: The purpose of a bond is to provide an incentive for the fulfillment of an obligation. It also provides reassurance that the obligation will be fulfilled and that compensation is available if it is not fulfilled. In most cases a surety is involved, and the bond makes the surety responsible for the consequences of the obligated person's behavior. Some bonds, such as fidelity bonds, function as insurance agreements, in which the surety promises to pay for financial loss caused by the bad behavior of an obligated person or by some contingency over w...

defensive

defensive 1 : serving to defend or as part of a defense [a pleading] 2 : devoted to resisting or preventing aggressive actions [a recapitalization…to escape a takeover attempt "Barbara Franklin"] de·fen·sive·ly adv ...

finance

finance 1 pl : money or other liquid resources of a government, business, group, or individual 2 : the system that includes the circulation of money, the granting of credit, the making of investments, and the provision of banking facilities 3 : the science or study of the management of funds 4 : the obtaining of funds or capital : financing vt fi·nanced fi·nanc·ing 1 a : to raise or provide funds or capital for [ a takeover] b : to furnish with necessary funds 2 : to sell something to on credit ...

friendly

friendly : agreeable to those affected : not hostile [a takeover] ...

greenmail

greenmail [green (money) + -mail (as in blackmail)] : the practice of buying enough of a company's stock to threaten a hostile takeover and reselling it to the company at a price above market value ;also : the money paid for such stock greenmail vt green·mail·er n ...

hostile

hostile 1 : having an intimidating, antagonistic, or offensive nature [a work environment] 2 a : of or relating to an opposing party in a legal action [a claim] b : adverse to the interests of a party to a legal action [if the interests of the party joined involuntarily render him to the original plaintiff, he must remain a defendant "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] 3 a : adverse to or incompatible with the interests of a property owner [a use] see also adverse possession at possession easement by prescription at easement, prescription b : unwelcome by or contrary to the interests of corporate stockholders or management [a takeover bid] ...

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