hostile takeover

noun

: an attempt to buy a company when the people who own the company do not want to sell it

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The company’s financials have been closely watched since a hostile takeover bid earlier this year from two hedge funds, Arkhouse and Brigade Capital. —

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024 The reshuffle comes as Sabadell tries to fend off a hostile takeover bid from BBVA (BBVA.MC), opens new tab and as TSB undertakes a restructuring process to boost its profitability. —

Jesús Aguado, Reuters, 29 Nov. 2024 When Trump committed his hostile takeover of the Republican Party in 2016, the atmosphere at the GOP convention that year was tense. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 McMahon staged a hostile takeover in January 2023, using extra voting power granted to him as a McMahon family member to push himself back into the company. —

David Bixenspan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hostile takeover

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