Take Over and Solutions
A takeover in business is when one firm (the target) is purchased by another (the acquirer or bidder). In the UK, the phrase describes the acquisition of a public corporation, as opposed to a private company, whose shares are traded on a stock market. The target company’s management may or may not approve of a planned acquisition, leading to the classification of takeovers as friendly, hostile, reversal, or back-flip. Loans, bond issues—including bad bonds—and simple cash offers are frequently used to finance takeovers. Additionally, it can involve stock in the new business.
- A friendly takeover is an acquisition which is approved by the management of the target company.
- A hostile takeover allows a bidder to take over a target company whose management is unwilling to agree to a merger or takeover.
- A reverse takeover is a type of takeover where a public company acquires a private company.
- A backflip takeover is any sort of takeover in which the acquiring company turns itself into a subsidiary of the purchased company.