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Mergers and acquisitions in business can be friendly or hostile. In a hostile takeover, the acquirer attempts to acquire the target company either by a tender offer or a proxy fight to replace the management. This Blossary attempts to shed more light on the meaning of hostile takeovers and defense strategies.

Category: Business

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Created by: Sanket0510

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A potential acquirer that is viewed more favorably by a target firm’s management and board than the initial bidder.

Domain: Banking; Business services; Category: Mergers & acquisitions Collected Term

A firm that is the object of a takeover by another firm.

Domain: Financial services; Category: General Finance Collected Term

Acquisition when the initial bid was unsolicited, the target was not seeking a merger at the time of the approach, the approach was contested by the target’s management, and control changed hands.

Domain: Banking; Business services; Category: Mergers & acquisitions Collected Term

Repurchase by a company of shares acquired by a raider, with a view to preventing a complete takeover. Usually involves payment of a price considerably above the market value of the shares involved.

Domain: Banking; Category: Investment banking Collected Term

Tactic to deter a hostile takeover, in which a company sells off its most attractive assets to a friendly third party or a spin-off company. By doing so, the purchase of the company will seem ...

Domain: Banking; Category: Mergers & acquisitions Collected Term

The individual or company that is purchasing the stock of a Target company in stock purchase or the assets in an asset purchase, or the company which is acquiring a Target by means of a merger.

Domain: Banking; Category: Mergers & acquisitions Collected Term

Implementing a Super majority clause, which requires 70-80% of stockholders' approval to pass the resolution of takeover. This makes it more difficult for the potential acquirer to convince the ...

Domain: Business services; Category: Mergers & acquisitions

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