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  2. Breakup fee - Wikipedia

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    A breakup fee (sometimes called a termination fee) is a penalty set in takeover agreements, to be paid if the target backs out of a deal (usually because it has decided instead to accept a more attractive offer). The breakup fee is ostensibly to compensate the original acquirer for the cost of the time and resources expended in negotiating the ...

  3. Termination fee - Wikipedia

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    Termination fees are common to service industries such as cellular telephone service, subscription television, and so on, where they are often known as early termination fees. For instance, a customer who purchases cellular phone service might sign a two-year contract, which might stipulate a $350 fee if the customer breaks the contract ...

  4. Divestment - Wikipedia

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    For example, CSX Corporation made divestitures to focus on its core railroad business and also to obtain funds so that it could pay off some of its existing debt. a firm's "break-up" value is sometimes believed to be greater than the value of the firm as a whole.

  5. Cost breakdown analysis - Wikipedia

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    Labor costs are direct costs, that is, they can be identified among the total cost and assigned to a certain cost objective. [1] Labor costs are defined by categories (e.g. service labor or manufacturing labor), the attribution of a labor rate for each category, and a certain number of labor hours. [1]

  6. Stalking horse offer - Wikipedia

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    A stalking horse offer, agreement, or bid is a bid for a bankrupt firm or its assets that is arranged in advance of an auction to act, in effect, as a reserve bid. [1] [2] The intent is to maximize the value of its assets or avoid low bids, as part of (or before) a court auction.

  7. Why Groupon Said 'No' to Google - AOL

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    Done In Over a Break-Up Fee And Google is no stranger to antitrust investigations. It's currently under scrutiny in both Europe and the U.S., and it previously had to battle regulators in order ...

  8. Lock-up provision - Wikipedia

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    Lock-up provision is a term used in corporate finance which refers to the option granted by a seller to a buyer to purchase a target company’s stock as a prelude to a takeover. [1] The major or controlling shareholder is then effectively "locked-up" and is not free to sell the stock to a party other than the designated party (potential buyer).

  9. 30 Cheap, Beautiful Places To Retire With Just $250K in Savings

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    Beaumont, Texas. Population 65+ (%): 16% Livability: 65 Annual cost of living: $30,999 Annual cost after Social Security: $8,489 How many years $250K will last: 29.45 Methodology: For this study ...