takeover attempt

collocation in English

meaningsoftakeoverandattempt

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takeover
noun[C]
uk
/ˈteɪkˌəʊ.vər/us
/ˈteɪkˌoʊ.vɚ/
a situation in which a company gets control of another company by buying enough of ...
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attempt
noun[C]
uk
/əˈtempt/us
/əˈtempt/
the act of trying to do something, especially ...
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(Definition oftakeoverandattemptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We are anxious to avoid the uncertainty that could result from an earlytakeoverattemptfollowing the award of a licence.
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After a hostiletakeoverattempt, in 1988 the company returned to ownership by its agents.
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The offer was eventually rejected and the companies gave up on their hostiletakeoverattempt.
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This left the company an attractive target for atakeoverattempt.
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Thistakeoverattemptprovoked a gang civil war that lasted until 1996 and claimed over a dozen lives.
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The first type, the white knight, refers to the friendly acquirer of a target firm in a hostiletakeoverattemptby another firm.
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In return, the bidder agrees to abandon thetakeoverattemptand may sign a confidential agreement with the greenmailee, guaranteeing not to resume the maneuver for a period of time.
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These moves fueled speculation that the company might be the target of takeover attempts.
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If the founders of a company maintain all of the voting stock and sell non-voting stock only to the public, takeover attempts are unlikely.
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They also displace rivals and have claspers that appear to be specialized in keeping their hold on males and in avoiding takeover attempts by other females.
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