hostile takeover
noun
: an attempt to buy a company when the people who own the company do not want to sell it
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Paramount subsequently launched a hostile takeover offer in a direct appeal to shareholders.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday morning, the company filed a formal response to Paramount’s hostile takeover bid launched last week.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Paramount launched a hostile takeover offer the following Monday morning.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
On December 8, Paramount made a hostile takeover bid for WBD directly to shareholders.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday morning, the company filed a formal response to Paramount’s hostile takeover bid launched last week.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Paramount launched a hostile takeover offer the following Monday morning.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
On December 8, Paramount made a hostile takeover bid for WBD directly to shareholders.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Hostile takeover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostile%20takeover. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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