auction sale

auction sale
1.
The seller seeks competing bidders for the target company or business. This competitive process benefits the seller as it enables it to obtain the best price and sale terms and control the documents (which it normally drafts) and timetable.
2.
The sale of a company or business where the seller seeks competing bids for the target. Auction sales are becoming increasingly popular in many countries. This is partly because of increased participation by private equity funds.
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