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What Is a Hostile Takeover?
URL: http://www.slate.com/id/1003983/

Description:
This brief article provides an introduction to hostile takeovers, noting that a "takeover is deemed hostile when the target company's management objects to the deal." It explains friendly vs. hostile takeovers, tender offers, and proxy fights. Part of a question and answer series related to news topics from Slate magazine.

LII Topics: Investing, Stocks

Author:
Alsdorf, Matt

Publisher:
Washington Post.Newsweek Interactive Co. LLC

Extra Keywords
merger

LII Database Information:
Record 25845 created by Jennifer English on 04/06/2008
Last modification on 04/09/2008
Published: 04/10/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25845

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