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A friendly takeover is an acquisition which is approved by the management of the target company. Before a bidder makes an offer for another company, it usually first informs the company's board of directors.
In a friendly takeover, the management doesn't usually change, and the takeover works to the benefit of the target company. In a hostile takeover there may be an attractive public offer for the shares, or unsolicited merger proposals for the management, accumulation of controlling shares through buying in the open market, or proxy fights.
In the case of a friendly transaction, the companies cooperate in negotiations; in the case of a hostile deal, the board and/or management of the target is unwilling to be bought or the target's board has no prior knowledge of the offer. Hostile acquisitions can, and often do, ultimately become "friendly" as the acquirer secures endorsement of ...
The first type, the white knight, refers to the friendly acquirer of a target firm in a hostile takeover attempt by another firm. The intent of the acquisition is to circumvent the takeover of the object of interest by a third, unfriendly entity, which is perceived to be less favorable. The knight might defeat the undesirable entity by offering ...
This week's news that JetBlue will launch a hostile takeover bid for Spirit Airlines brought the term "hostile takeover" back into the headlines -- and prompted many people to brush up on what it...
During his campaign, Trump referred to tariffs as “the most beautiful word in the entire dictionary of words.” Trump has promised to implement a 25% tariff on goods coming from Mexico and Canada.
The Takeover Directive 2004/25/EC is an EU Directive dealing with European company law's treatment of mergers and acquisitions. It concerns the standards takeover bidders must comply with in how long a bid stays open to, who they offer to, and the information companies must give to the public about the bid.
Christina Haack is feeling light as a feather. While promoting her new house-flipping competition show The Flip Off, the HGTV star said she was more than happy to film the series solo after ...