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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But there is still hope for the Democrats because they, like the Republican establishment in 2016, are primed for a hostile takeover. —

Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025 In one case, the firm identified signs of a digital-first hostile takeover before any SEC filings were made. —

Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 Separately, Stefan Wittman, a Commerzbank supervisory board member, told CNBC on Tuesday that as many as two-thirds of the jobs at the bank could disappear if UniCredit successfully carries out a hostile takeover. —

Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024 Trump and his aides have been telegraphing his plans for a hostile takeover of the budgeting process for months. —

Molly Redden, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hostile takeover

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