The acquisition by one firm of another.

General term referring to transfer of control of a firm from one group of shareholders to another group of shareholders. Change in the controlling interest of a corporation, either through a friendly [..]

The purchase of one company by another.

A merger; the term may be applied to any transaction, but it is often used in reference to hostile transactions.Related Terms: Merger 

1917, "an act of taking over," from verbal phrase take over (1884), from take (v.) + over (adv.). Attested from 1958 in the corporate sense.

The process by which a firm or group of investors acquires control of a corporation via merger or a tender offer. The empirical evidence suggests that both the shareholders of the acquired firm and the bidding firm or group gain in the transaction on average-although the major portion of the gain goes to the target firm's stockholders.

Acquisition of a controlling interest in a company through the purchase of its shares.

coup d'etat: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation In business, a takeover is the purchas [..]

Definition Acquiring control of a corporation, called a target, by stock purchase or exchange, either hostile or friendly.

the acquisition of control or possession (as of a corporation) [a hostile ]

The act or an instance of taking control of something, especially by force.

An action whereby a person or group succeeds in ousting a firm's management and taking control of the company.

Acquiring control of a corporation by stock purchase or exchange

Takeovers are when one company (Offeror) makes a bid for another company (Target) through the purchase of its shares.

The acquisition of one company by another company.

When one company makes a bid to take control of another company.

Takeover refers to the act of assuming the control over a corporation. A takeover is usually achieved by a purchase of shares or merger.

The acquisition of control over a corporation by another company, either through hostile or friendly means.

(n) a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force(n) a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation

The acquisition of a cooperative or company, accomplished by buying the owners’ equity.

An industry term that describes the process of reprogramming a monitored security system so that it dials a new central alarm monitoring station. Most alarm monitoring contracts typically carry term l [..]

When one company makes a bid to take control of another company.

An advanced strategy in which a ball carrier moving in one direction "drops" or abandons the ball so a teammate behind him can carry it in another direction.

The acquisition of one business or company by another.

A means of transferring possession of the ball whereby a teammate of the ball carrier runs toward and past him or her; as the teammate passes by, the ballcarrier leaves the ball for him or her to take.  

When one company buys out the shares of another, with the purpose being to aquire and run the other. Many penny stocks and their share prices benefit when they are aquired or taken over by a larger fi [..]

 – The acquisition of one company by another. Can be ‘hostile’ where company being acquired is not willing to participate in the takeover, or friendly where company being acquired is willing to participate in the takeover.

An advanced strategy in which a ball carrier moving in one direction “drops” or abandons the ball so a teammate behind him can carry it in another direction.

(economics) The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase. *hostile {{t|f [..]

  The acquisition of another company that may (from the viewpoint of the acquired firm's management) take the form of a “friendly” or “unfriendly” merger. [Chapter 23] *Tax shield

General term referring to transfer of control of a firm from one group of shareholders to another group of shareholders. Change in the controlling interest of a corporation, either through a friendly [..]