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Hostile takeover

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002460

The acquisition of one company by another against the wishes of the target company's management or board of directors. The acquiring company typically bypasses the target's management and appeals directly to its shareholders to tender their shares. Common tactics include tender offers and proxy fights.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002460
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002460",
  "term": "Hostile takeover",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The acquisition of one company by another against the wishes of the target company's management or board of directors. The acquiring company typically bypasses the target's management and appeals directly to its shareholders to tender their shares. Common tactics include tender offers and proxy fights.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/hostile-takeover/"
}

Record 2,379 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.