Difference between revisions of "Takeover"
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According to the [[Strategic Management by Parnell (4th edition)]], | According to the [[Strategic Management by Parnell (4th edition)]], | ||
:[[Takeover]]. The purchase of a controlling quantity of shares in a firm by an individual, a group of investors, or another organization. Takeovers may be friendly or unfriendly. | :[[Takeover]]. The purchase of a controlling quantity of shares in a firm by an individual, a group of investors, or another organization. Takeovers may be friendly or unfriendly. | ||
| + | According to the [[Strategic Management by David and David (15th edition)]], | ||
| + | :[[Takeover]]. If the merger/acquisition is not desired by both firms. | ||
==Related concepts== | ==Related concepts== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:26, 17 July 2020
Takeover is an action whereby a person or group succeeds in ousting a firm's management and taking control of the company.
Definitions
According to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition),
- Takeover. An action whereby a person or group succeeds in ousting a firm's management and taking control of the company.
According to the Strategic Management by Parnell (4th edition),
- Takeover. The purchase of a controlling quantity of shares in a firm by an individual, a group of investors, or another organization. Takeovers may be friendly or unfriendly.
According to the Strategic Management by David and David (15th edition),
- Takeover. If the merger/acquisition is not desired by both firms.
Related concepts
- Financial management. A combination of enterprise efforts undertaken in order to procure and utilize monetary resources of the enterprise.
