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Definition of Hostile takeover
1. Noun. A takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company.
Definition of Hostile takeover
1. Noun. An attempted takeover of a company that is strongly resisted by the target company's management. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hostile Takeover
Literary usage of Hostile takeover
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Making Things Better: Competing in Manufacturing (1993)
"... believing that the market will penalize them for long-term investments that
dilute those profits.25 The penalty is the threat of a hostile takeover. ..."
2. China: Open Policies Towards Mergers and Acquisitions 2006 by Publi Oecd Published by Oecd Publishing (2006)
"The threat of a hostile takeover is a market discipline encouraging managements to
... Failure to do so can result in a hostile takeover and subsequent ..."
3. Silicon Destiny: The Story of Application Specific Integrated Circuits and by Rob Walker, Nancy Tersini (1992)
"You have only three weeks to respond to a hostile takeover; with the Kidder
Peabody tender defense, ... We believe we're the target of a hostile takeover. ..."
4. Hackoff.com: An Historic Murder Mystery Set in the Internet Bubble and Rubble by Tom Evslin (2006)
"Q^ I assume guns aren't used in hostile takeover attempts. ... They met at a
benefit dinner while the hostile—the hostile takeover attempt—was going on. ..."
5. Financial Markets for the Rest of Us: An Easy Guide to Money, Bonds, Futures by Robert Vahid Hashemian (2001)
"During a hostile takeover attempt, the acquiring company buys enough shares in
the target company to become a majority shareholder. ..."
6. Case Studies of Selected Leveraged Buyouts (1991)
"(KKR), a private investment firm, as a defensive maneuver against a hostile
takeover attempt by the Dart Group.5 And Phillips' recapitalization was a ..."
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