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hos·tile takeover
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Princeton's WordNet
hostile takeovernoun
a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company
GCIDE
hostile takeovernoun
the purchase of a controlling interest in a publicly-traded company against the wishes of the current management. A person who is the main principal in performing such a buyout is called a corporate raider.
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hostile takeovernoun
An attempted takeover of a company that is strongly resisted by the target company's management
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hostile takeover
A hostile takeover is a type of corporate acquisition or merger which is carried out against the wishes of the board of directors of the target company. This typically occurs when the acquiring company bypasses the board of a target company and either purchases a controlling interest directly from shareholders, or seeks to replace the current management and board through a proxy vote.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hostile takeover in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hostile takeover in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of hostile takeover in a Sentence
The Guillemot family announces that it has decided, with regret, to tender the bulk of its shares to the hostile takeover bid initiated by Vivendi.
This is a hostile takeover, an attempt at a hostile takeover, and if anyone here doesn't think what's going on out there is hostile, just ride up and down the street.
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- استحواذArabic
- nepřátelskê převzetíCzech
- fjendtlig overtagelseDanish
- feindliche ÜbernahmeGerman
- adquisición hostilSpanish
- vihamielinen valtausFinnish
- OPA hostileFrench
- ellenséges hatalomátvételHungarian
- pengambilalihan bermusuhanIndonesian
- OPA ostileItalian
- 敵対的買収Japanese
- hostili takeoverLatin
- fiendtlig overtakelseNorwegian
- wrogie przejęciePolish
- aquisição hostilPortuguese
- fientligt övertagandeSwedish
- düşmanca devralmaTurkish
- tiếp quản thù địchVietnamese
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