Takeover
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Takeover
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-references
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.