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Takeover Defined
A change in a corporation's controlling interest through either a friendly acquisition or a hostile bid. Hostile takeovers aim to replace the target company's existing management and are usually attempted through a public tender offer. Other takeover methods are unsolicited merger proposals to directors, accumulation of shares in the open market, or proxy fights.
See Also: Acquisition; Bear Hug; Bust-Up Takeover; Garbatrage; Golden Parachute; Greenmail; In Play; Merger; Proxy Fight; Rumortrage; Tender Offer; White Knight
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Dow loses luster as hopes ride on smaller-cap companies
Published July 5, 2009, 12:27 am, Denver Post
The sudden contraction in U.S. consumer spending and global liquidity that brought some of America's most revered companies to their knees has made the Dow Jones industrial average — meant to represent the country's leading companies — more a benchmark of laggards.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-07-05 05:08 PRESS DIGEST - British business - July 5
Published July 4, 2009, 9:36 pm, Interactive Investor
The Mail on Sunday
Tooling up for Internet job search
Published July 4, 2009, 9:34 pm, Lancaster Online
When Doug Peifer, of Ephrata, lost his controller's job last year after the closure of United Sleep Products, it had been 23 years since he'd had to look for work.A lot had changed in how people search for jobs in that time.A year and more than two dozen interviews later, Peifer is still sea...
Countrywide fraud case hinges on disclosures to investors
Published July 4, 2009, 6:22 pm, Los Angeles Times
The SEC suit says former CEO Angelo Mozilo and other ex-executives knew of heavy risks in subprime loans. But the defense is expected to argue that those risks were well publicized. With a trail of damaging e-mails and big-money stock sales, the federal government's fraud case against Angelo Mozilo and two other former Countrywide Financial Corp. executives appears to have plenty of ammunition.
Have we reached the end of the line for privatisation?
Published July 4, 2009, 5:15 pm, u.tv
First it was the banks, now the government is taking over a key rail service. But it may not be enough to reverse the process. By Richard Wachman and Tim Webb
Three more bidders for Porsche: Report
Published July 4, 2009, 3:54 pm, The Peninsula
FRANKFURT: Three more bidders are interested in taking a stake in German sports carmaker Porsche, rivalling investment plans by Qatar, German magazine Focus reported yesterday.
Three more funds keen on stake in Porsche
Published July 4, 2009, 2:58 pm, Gulf Daily News
FRANKFURT: Three more bidders are interested in taking a stake in German sports car-maker Porsche, rivalling investment plans by Qatar, reports said yesterday.
Magna board set to approve Opel plans: sources
Published July 4, 2009, 1:44 pm, National Post
Magna's board of directors is scheduled to approve on Tuesday a business plan for the acquisition of German carmaker Opel, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Strong demand for Rio Tinto rights offering
Published July 4, 2009, 1:42 pm, National Post
Rio Tinto Ltd sold virtually all of the UK part of its US$15.2-billion rights offer, the world's fifth-biggest, easing its huge debt burden and putting the world's top iron ore miner back in growth mode.
Segro closing in on takeover of fellow industrial property group Brixton
Published July 4, 2009, 1:35 pm, Daily Telegraph
Segro is closing in on a takeover of fellow industrial property group Brixton after management and shareholders of its target rejected alternative proposals from bondholders.
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