takeover
Definition
Acquiring control of a corporation, called a target, by stock purchase or exchange, either hostile or friendly.
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tender offer, leveraged buyout, merger, poison pill, raider, deal stock, in play, fairness opinion, golden parachute, highly confident letter, material information, proxy fight, staggered board of directors, bulk transfer
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