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an offer made by one company to the shareholders of another company to acquire sufficient shares in that other company to give it control. See merger.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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takeover 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… … Big dictionary of business and management
takeover bid — / teɪkəυvə bɪd/ noun an offer to buy all or a majority of the shares in a company so as to control it ● They made a takeover bid for the company. ● He had to withdraw his takeover bid when he failed to find any backers … Marketing dictionary in english
takeover bid — noun an offer to buy shares in order to take over the company • Hypernyms: ↑tender offer • Hyponyms: ↑two tier bid, ↑any and all bid * * * takeover bid, an offer to buy out another company; tender offer … Useful english dictionary
Takeover Bid — A type of corporate action in which an acquiring company makes an offer to the target company s shareholders to buy the target company s shares in order to gain control of the business. Takeover bids can either be friendly or hostile. Some… … Investment dictionary
takeover bid — An attempt by an outside corporation or group, usually called the aggressor or insurgent, to wrest control away from incumbent management of target corporation. A takeover attempt may involve purchase of shares, a tender offer, a sale of assets… … Black's law dictionary
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takeover bid — n. (in business) offer to buy shares for the purposes of taking over the company … English contemporary dictionary
