takeovers

/T EY1 K OW0 V ER0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.

  2. 2

    The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.

  3. 3

    A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next.

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