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Definitions of acquirer
  1. noun
    a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee

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  2. noun
    a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
  3. noun
    a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
  4. noun
    the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
Definition that contains acquirer
  • two-tier bid a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to pay more for the shares needed to gain control than for the remaining shares
  • pac-man strategy the target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer
  • takeover arbitrage arbitrage involving risk; as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer; if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money
  • white knight a company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover
  • poison pill the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer
  • takeover target a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer
  • any-and-all bid a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to buy any and all shares outstanding
  • proxy fight a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced
  • target company a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer
  • golden parachute giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover
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