Acquisitions -The purchase of one company by another,
usually by buying its stock and/or assuming its debt.
–Corporate raider: A company or individual who wants to
acquire or take over another company and first offers to buy
some or all of its stock at a premium in a tender offer.
–Poison pill: The firm allows stockholders to buy more shares
of a stock at lower prices than the current market value to
head off a hostile takeover.
–Shark repellant: Management requires a large majority of
stockholders to approve a takeover.
–White knight: A more acceptable firm that is willing to
acquire a threatened company.
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