hostile takeover
Definition
Acquiring a firm despite the disapproval of, or open resistance from, its board of directors. The acquirer ('raider') usually takes the takeover offer direct to the target firm's stockholders (shareholders) or seeks their approval to remove the obstructing board members.
hostile takeover is in the Decision Making, Problem Solving, & Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Management, & Leadership subjects.
hostile takeover appears in the definitions of the following terms: shark watcher, buyback, poison pill, private limited company, scorched earth policy, leveraged recapitalization, shark repellant and greenmail
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