takeover

nounB2Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,753 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: takeovers

A takeover is gaining control of a company, sometimes against its will. A hostile takeover, takeover bid, blocked the takeover.

A hostile takeover goes over the board's head to the shareholders directly, which is what makes it hostile, and the defences against one have names of their own — the poison pill, the white knight. Regulators can block a takeover on competition grounds. Note take over as a phrasal verb, written separately.

Definitions of takeover

1nountakeoverGaining control of a company, sometimes against its will.B2
“The small company fought hard against a takeover by its biggest rival.”

takeover is an acquisition.

Where it comes from

Deverbal from take over.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Business & Money

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takeover in the wild

In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company (the target) by another (the acquirer or bidder).
Takeover
Management of the target company may or may not agree with a proposed takeover, and this has resulted in the following takeover classifications: friendly, hostile, reverse or back-flip.
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Stories of AI takeovers have been popular throughout science fiction.
AI takeover
McManus's 28.7% stake in May 2005 pushed his own up to around 57%, well over the 30% threshold that would force him to launch a takeover bid.
Glazer ownership of Manchester United
In the aftermath of the takeover, the order seized all of Pomerelia and bought up the supposed Brandenburgian claims to the region in the Treaty of Soldin.
Teutonic takeover of Danzig (Gdańsk)

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