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Meaning of "hostile bid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOSTILE BID

hostile bid  [ˈhɒstaɪl bɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOSTILE BID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hostile bid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOSTILE BID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Takeover

In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company by another. In UK, the term refers to the acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.

Definition of hostile bid in the English dictionary

The definition of hostile bid in the dictionary is A hostile takeover bid is one that is opposed by the company that is being bid for.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOSTILE BID


bid
bɪd
carabid
ˈkærəbɪd
cebid
ˈsiːbɪd
comorbid
kəʊˈmɔːbɪd
counterbid
ˈkaʊntəˌbɪd
crabbed
ˈkræbɪd
forbid
fəˈbɪd
Irbid
ˈɪrbɪd
morbid
ˈmɔːbɪd
outbid
ˌaʊtˈbɪd
overbid
ˌəʊvəˈbɪd
prebid
priːˈbɪd
rabid
ˈræbɪd
re-bid
riːˈbɪd
tabid
ˈtæbɪd
turbid
ˈtɜːbɪd
underbid
ˌʌndəˈbɪd
unforbid
ˌʌnfəˈbɪd
unturbid
ʌnˈtɜːbɪd
verbid
ˈvɜːbɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOSTILE BID

hostel school
hosteler
hosteling
hosteller
hostelling
hostelries
hostelry
hostess
hostess trolley
hostie
hostile
hostile takeover bid
hostile witness
hostilely
hostilities
hostility
hostler
hostless
hostly
hostry

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOSTILE BID

acid
aid
android
avoid
blind bid
colobid
cue bid
David
did
forcing bid
grid
hostile takeover bid
id
jump bid
kid
liquid
Madrid
shut-out bid
suicide bid
takeover bid

Synonyms and antonyms of hostile bid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hostile bid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOSTILE BID

Find out the translation of hostile bid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hostile bid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hostile bid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

敌意收购
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oferta hostil
570 millions of speakers

English

hostile bid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शत्रुतापूर्ण बोली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محاولة عدائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

враждебно ставку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oferta hostil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিক্রিয়াশীল বিড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

OPA hostile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tawaran bermusuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

feindliches Übernahmeangebot
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

敵対的買収提案
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

적대적 인수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mungsuh bid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thầu thù địch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விரோத முயற்சியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरोधी बिड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Düşman teklif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

un´offerta ostile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wrogiego przejęcia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вороже ставку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ofertă ostilă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εχθρική προσφορά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vyandige bod
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fientliga bud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fiendtlig bud
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hostile bid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOSTILE BID»

The term «hostile bid» is normally little used and occupies the 120.956 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOSTILE BID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hostile bid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOSTILE BID»

Discover the use of hostile bid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hostile bid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Financial Management: Theory and Practice
For example, Wachovia defeated a hostile bid by SunTrust and was acquired, instead, by First Union. Looking overseas, Olivetti successfully conducted a hostile takeover of Telecom Italia, and, in another hostile telecommunications merger, ...
Eugene F. Brigham, Michael C. Ehrhardt, 2011
2
Fairness Opinions and Liability: A Legal and Economic ...
... not accepting the takeover bid can obtain a better price.56 Because hostile acquirers initially do not offer their maximum price, according to Kraakman investment bankers can safely declare that a hostile bid, no matter how high the premium, ...
Sergei Parijs, 2005
3
Mergers and Acquisitions: Performance consequences
Failed takeovers provide evidence of target management's response to the threat of a hostile bid and can be compared with the bidder's response in a successful takeover. 2.1 Board turnover and post-takeover restructuring If hostile takeovers ...
Simon Peck, Paul Temple, 2002
4
The Economics of the Proposed European Takeover Directive
When a hostile bid is made, the share price of the target immediately reflects the expectation that opposition to the bid will lead to upward revisions of the offer price. Surprisingly, the announcement reaction to a situation with multiple bidders is ...
‎2003
5
Corporate Takeovers: Causes and Consequences
Some plausible predictions, however, are that: the higher the costs of a hostile bid, the less likely it is that such a bid will be attempted; to the extent that hostile bids can be used to coerce management, an increase in the cost of a hostile bid ...
Alan J. Auerbach, 2013
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Gods at War: Shotgun Takeovers, Government by Deal, and the ...
Third, the nature and scope of a hostile bid had changed since the 1980s era of the corporate raider. The conventional wisdom from that time was that a hostile offer for a people-based business was notoriously difficult. This was because the  ...
Steven M. Davidoff, 2009
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Mergers and Acquisitions: Jurisdictional Comparisons
HOSTILE BIDS 9.1 How can a target company defend a hostile bid? A pre- prepared defence strategy is invaluable to a target's prospects of successfully defending itself against a hostile bid. Many companies will, therefore, engage with their ...
‎2012
8
U.S. Utility Mergers and the Restructuring of the New Global ...
Agis Salpukas, "$1.9 Billion Hostile Bid for Utility," New York Times, July 16, 1997 , pp. Dl,D18. 3. Ibid. 4. Salpukas, "$1.9 Billion Hostile Bid," pp. Dl, Dl8. 5. Ibid. 6. James P. Miller and Steven Lipin, "CalEnergy Launches Another Hostile Bid," ...
Edward B. Flowers, 1998
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Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance: A European ...
Table 28.3 Bid premiums for three samples: targets of accepted bids, successful hostile bids, and unsuccessful hostile bids (sample size,t-statistic, and proportion positive in parentheses) Accepted Successful hostile Unsuccessful hostile Bid ...
Ruud A.I. van Frederikslust, James S. Ang, P.S. Sudarsanam, 2007
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Advances in Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing
-0.05 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 -60 -55 -50 -45 -40 -35 -30 -25 - 20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 Friendly M&A Unopposed tender offer Hostile bid Figure 2.17: Target CAARs by bid attitude (friendly versus  ...
Luc Renneboog, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOSTILE BID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hostile bid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Axis Agrees to Lift PartnerRe Dividend 52% to Beat Exor Bid …
... that PartnerRe Ltd. shareholders would get before their planned merger, seeking to fend off a hostile bid for the reinsurer from Exor SpA. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
2
Where the bears are hiding ahead of earnings season | Business …
Morgans also points to a sharp increase in short interest in Cabcharge, G8 Education (whose latest hostile bid for Affinity has been knocked ... «Business Spectator, Jul 15»
3
US consumer groups oppose Teva's bid for drug rival Mylan - Haaretz
Mylan has been rebuffing Teva's takeover bids, including one in April for $40 billion, while pressing on with a $34 billion hostile bid for another ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
4
East Bay bio swallows 'poison pill' plan after spurning $3 billion bid
It's now a little tougher to snag Depomed Inc. in a hostile bid. On the heels of rejecting a $3 billion bid, the board of the Newark specialty drug ... «San Francisco Business Times, Jul 15»
5
AZ's Iressa gets back in the game with first-line FDA approval in lung …
... increases if it wants to hit the sky-high sales targets CEO Pascal Soriot laid out in the wake of Pfizer's ($PFE) failed hostile bid last year. «FiercePharma, Jul 15»
6
Infamous shareholder activist Murakami returns to fray in league …
... Livedoor Co. planned to make a hostile bid for its control. Murakami was sentenced to two years in prison, which was suspended on appeal. «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
7
Deals of the Day: MPLX Buys MarkWest, Platform Nabs Alent
Mylan NV has some unusual and controversial tools that could help it obtain its shareholders' approval of its hostile bid for Perrigo Co., even as ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
8
Drug mergers hard to swallow
Since then, just to spice it all up, an Israeli drug company, Teva, has made its own hostile bid for Mylan. And the bid would require Mylan to ... «Crain's Detroit Business, Jul 15»
9
Morning MoneyBeat Asia: Greek Limbo Sets Up Another Monday to …
... it obtain its shareholders' approval of its hostile bid for Perrigo Co., even as another company is trying to win Mylan shareholders' affections. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
10
Airline stocks rise after American pulls back on growth plans
... to buy Depomed, a rival pharmaceutical company, in a hostile bid. Horizon fell 5 percent on the news, to $32.93, closing the week at $35.94. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»

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