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nouna sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
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nouna change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporationtype of:
Definition that contains takeover
- greenmail (corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business
- greenmail (corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business
- anti-takeover defense resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover
- any-and-all bid a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to buy any and all shares outstanding
- bear hug a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest
- bust-up takeover a leveraged buyout in which the target company's assets are sold to repay the loan that financed the takeover
- friendly takeover a takeover that is welcomed by the management of the target company
- golden parachute giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover
- high-yield bond a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit
- hostile takeover a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company