takeover
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.
Other meanings
A time or event in which control or authority, especially over a facility is passed from one party to the next.
The acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.
Related words
- antitakeover
- churnover
- nontakeover
- hostile takeover
- reverse takeover
- takeover artist
- takeover bid
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “takeover” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.