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Yellow Knight

What is 'Yellow Knight' A company that was once making a takeover attempt but ends up discussing a merger with the target...

Sale Of Crown Jewels

What is 'Sale Of Crown Jewels ' A takeover-defense tactic that involves the sale of the target company's prized and most coveted assets - the...

Backflip Takeover

What is 'Backflip Takeover' An uncommon type of takeover in which the acquirer becomes a subsidiary of the acquired or targeted company,...

Takeover Artist

What is 'Takeover Artist' An investor or company whose primary goal is to identify companies that are attractive to buy and that...

Takeover Bid

DefinitionTakeover Bid was a BBC Television primetime entertainment quiz programme that aired on BBC1 from 26 May 1990 until 15 July 1991. The programme...

Dead Hand Provision

What is 'Dead Hand Provision' A stipulation on a defense mechanism (or poison pill) used by companies in order to protect against...

Takeover

What is a 'Takeover' A takeover occurs when an acquiring company makes a bid in an effort to assume control of a...

Macaroni Defense

What is 'Macaroni Defense' An approach taken by a company that does not want to be taken over. The company issues a...

Pac-Man

DefinitionPac-Man, stylized as PAC-MAN, is an arcade game developed by Namco and first released in Japan as Puck Man in May 1980. It was...

Pac-Man Defense

DefinitionThe Pac-Man defense is a defensive business strategy used to stave off a hostile takeover, in which a company that is threatened with a...

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