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To assume control or management of a corporation without necessarily obtaining actual title to it. A takeover bid or tender offer is a proposal made by one company to purchase shares of stock of another company, in order to acquire control thereof. Cross-referencestakeover noun acquirement of a corporation, acquisition of a company, appropriation, assumption of control over management, assumption of ownership, obtainment, procurement, procurement of a business, purchase: acquirement, assumption, attainment, possession, procuration, securement Associated concepts: corporate raider, corporate takeover, friendly takeover, hostile takeover, tender offer, white knight takeover verb arrogate, assume, command, seize, take command, take charge, take possession, usurp See also: condemnation How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Meanwhile, Edwards' former company; City of Industry-based Bell Industries, is in the midst of a hostile takeover bid for Coast Distribution System Inc. It looks like your takeover bid of PeopleSoft isn't going to work, oh hirsute one. Jefferson Smurfit Group (JSG), Dublin, Ireland has recommended acceptance of a takeover bid from Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP), Chicago, Illinois, USA, a private equity firm bidding EUR 2. |
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