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take·over /'tāk-ˌō-vər/ n: the acquisition of control or possession (as of a corporation)a hostile takeover
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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acquirement of a corporation, acquisition, acquisition of a company, appropriation, assumption of control over management, assumption of ownership, impropriation, obtainment, procurement, procurement of a business, purchase, transference Generally:{{}}acquirement, assumption, attainment, obtainment, possession, procuration, securement
associated concepts: corporate raider, corporate takeover, friendly takeover, hostile takeover, tender offer, white knight
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arrogate, assume, command, seize, take command, take charge, take possession, usurp
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condemnation (seizure)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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takeover (bid)n. An attempt to assume control or management of a corporation by another corporation, generally by purchase of all outstanding stock.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To assume control or management of a corporation without necessarily obtaining actual title to it.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To assume control or management of a corporation without necessarily obtaining actual title to it.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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Takeover — General term referring to transfer of control of a firm from one group of shareholder s to another group of shareholders. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * takeover take‧o‧ver [ˈteɪkˌəʊvə ǁ ˌoʊvər] noun [countable] FINANCE the act of… … Financial and business terms
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takeover — n. 1) a hostile takeover (of a firm) 2) (misc.) a takeover bid * * * (misc.) a takeover bid a hostile takeover (of a firm) (D;intr.,tr.) to takeover from (the new government has taken over from the outgoing government; we will takeover power from … Combinatory dictionary
takeover */*/ — UK [ˈteɪkˌəʊvə(r)] / US [ˈteɪkˌoʊvər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms takeover : singular takeover plural takeovers 1) a situation in which one company takes control of another company by buying a majority of its shares a takeover bid (=… … English dictionary
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