Mergers and Acquisitions

Greenmail
Greenmail is the practice of buying enough shares in a company to threaten a hostile takeover, prompting the target company to repurchase its shares at a premium.
Horizontal Acquisition
A horizontal acquisition occurs when one company acquires another company in the same industry to expand operations without changing the basic business model.
Hostile Takeover Bid
A humorous yet serious exploration of attempted corporate acquisitions without consent.
Unsolicited Bid
An unsolicited bid is an offer to purchase a company not actively seeking a buyer, and can often be a hostile takeover.
White Squire
A financial term that describes an investor or company providing a lifeline against hostile takeovers by acquiring a partial stake.
Yellow Knight
A whimsical term describing a company's change of heart in hostile takeover attempts to propose a friendly merger instead.

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