# Hostile takeover

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## Definition

Generally, a takeover bid in which the boards of the target company (acquiree: the firm that should be acquired) advise against accepting the offer because the offer does not contribute to the long-term advantage of the target company. - See shareholder vote chase, blitzkrieg takeover bid, suitor, mergers and acquisitions, greenmail, war chest, macaroni defense, MaterialAdverse-Change clause, radar surveillance, raider, shark watcher, deadwood, takeover appeal, surprise attack. - Cf. 2010 BaFin Annual Report, p. 223 (on the term "hostile takeover"; permissibility of defensive measures). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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