Synonym: coup, coup d'etat, putsch. Similar words: take over, makeover, make over, overtake, take cover, take out, takeout, takeoff. Meaning: n. 1. a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force 2. a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation.
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91, But it's now facing a hostile takeover bid by a Suffolk based-brewery, Greene King.
92, Target shareholders can sometimes be circumspect about accepting ordinary shares in the offeror, particularly if the takeover has been fiercely contested.
93, The Takeover Panel is largely concerned with the interests of shareholders during takeovers.
94, Time allowed 00:21 Read in studio A takeover bid for an Oxfordshire brewery has failed again.
95, The takeover of power by conservative politicians lasted only three days.
96, He describes the reasons for takeover activity being so fevered in the 1980s and shows how accounts reflected them.
97, Takeover speculation lifted merchant bank Morgan Grenfell another 13p to 370p and Kleinwort Benson 8p to 374p.
98, But there is a catch: St Ives is leading printer of takeover documents, annual reports and other City bumph.
99, But news of a major management bloodletting, impending layoffs and a possible takeover cast a pall over the festivities.
100, In the end, they argued, this would make them no longer viable and a ripe candidate for takeover by another district.
101, S G Warburg was rumoured to be pushing the stock, citing an imminent takeover.
102, This gave rise to speculation that Suchard planned to use these funds to launch another takeover bid, possibly for Cadbury Schweppes.
103, Building societies ripe for takeover: Speculation is rife in the building society industry.
104, The emergency consists of a takeover bid by a larger and more aggressive company.
105, Cooper says that the magazine had assumed Horticulture and its burden of debt to make itself less attractive for takeover.
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106, Time allowed 00:18 Read in studio A brewery which fought off a hostile takeover bid last year has announced record profits.
107, In addition to the Steetley takeover, the group bought four roofing businesses for a total of ￡87m.
108, Stock prices dropped at the merest rumor of a company takeover.
109, It was doubtless because the government was then concerned about possible foreign reaction to a takeover.
110, The lack of this information presents a barrier both to contested and agreed takeover bids.
111, It may be used to acquire control of a target company as an alternative to a takeover offer.
112, On something of a buying binge lately and snapping up smaller cable operators, Cogeco is itself seen as a takeover target.
113, Composites, which have attracted takeover speculation, were inclined to ease on disappointment that Pearl had been targeted.
114, In 1995, nine of those regional utilities faced takeover bids.
115, But the New York-based company's structure underwent a massive upheaval after industry rivals Lasmo won a three-month takeover battle last December.
116, The chairman acted quickly to squash rumours of a takeover bid.
117, However, those who advocate a federal takeover of workers' compensation are barking up the wrong tree.
118, Read in studio A second important deadline has passed in the takeover battle for Oxfordshire brewers, Morland.
119, While the exodus of top people seems to be growing, sources said that Apple is still an attractive takeover candidate.
120, The making of a takeover offer is not the only means of obtaining control of a company.
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