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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The David Ellison company Tuesday sweetened its hostile takeover offer for Warner in its latest attempt to derail the company’s agreement with Netflix.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
This record was previously held for over 25 years when Vodafone acquired Germany’s Mannesmann in a hostile takeover valued at $203 billion in 2000.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Paramount has refused to accept defeat, launching a hostile takeover to attempt to claim its rival — a pursuit that Warner board members are fighting.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Top corporate advisers have built a lucrative business around fending off hostile takeover attempts and vocal activist investors.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
This record was previously held for over 25 years when Vodafone acquired Germany’s Mannesmann in a hostile takeover valued at $203 billion in 2000.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Paramount has refused to accept defeat, launching a hostile takeover to attempt to claim its rival — a pursuit that Warner board members are fighting.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Top corporate advisers have built a lucrative business around fending off hostile takeover attempts and vocal activist investors.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Hostile takeover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostile%20takeover. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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