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    • Tinaundefined
      Tina
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      (BUSINESS) when a [corporate raider] attempts to take control of a corporation against the will of the management. Takeover requires a [leveraged buyout] typically financed with junk bonds.
      HOW IT WORKS
      The corporate raider requires a [takeover vehicle] to launch a hostile takeover. The takeover vehicle is usually another corporation controlled by the raider, although in recent years ESOPs have been used (e.g., [Tribune] Corp., 2007). The vehicle buys up a lot of shares of the target companys stock on the market, then announces it wants to acquire a controlling interest.
      Management opposes the takeover bid. It can (a) challenge the legality of the takeover, (b) adopt a charter that makes it hard for the takeover vehicle to run the company its proposing to buy (a [poison pill]), (c) seek another buyer that is more favorable (a white knight), or (d) borrow a ton of money and buy so many shares that the stock price goes up.
      The raider makes a tender offer for the shares he doesnt own. At a certain point, he may acquire sufficient control that he can legally challenge the targets management to step down.
      WHAT CAN GO WRONG
      The management can use (a) or (b) successfully, or it can use (e), viz., launch a hostile takeover bid of the target vehicle. The raider can lose of lot of money if a lot of shareholders have accepted his tender offer.

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