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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Now entrenched in a potential 14-billion-euro hostile takeover, BBVA has decided to keep its bid alive despite a recent condition from the Spanish government that the takeover may only proceed if the two banks do not integrate their operations for at least three years.
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 2 July 2025
OpenAI also faces a battle for control of the company and questions about its conversion from a nonprofit to for-profit entity, this time related to a hostile takeover bid from Elon Musk, which was quickly rejected by the board.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 10 June 2025
DeSantis’ hostile takeover of the tiny liberal arts college has devolved into a money pit: The state’s cost for each New College student shot to more than $90,000.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
The suspect conducted a hostile takeover of a 2011 White Ford F550 utility bucket truck on the corner of Spring and Temple streets at 5:40 a.m. while two deputies were in the vehicle, according to a department bulletin.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 2 July 2025
OpenAI also faces a battle for control of the company and questions about its conversion from a nonprofit to for-profit entity, this time related to a hostile takeover bid from Elon Musk, which was quickly rejected by the board.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 10 June 2025
DeSantis’ hostile takeover of the tiny liberal arts college has devolved into a money pit: The state’s cost for each New College student shot to more than $90,000.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
The suspect conducted a hostile takeover of a 2011 White Ford F550 utility bucket truck on the corner of Spring and Temple streets at 5:40 a.m. while two deputies were in the vehicle, according to a department bulletin.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
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“Hostile takeover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostile%20takeover. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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