| bust-up takeover | a leveraged buyout in which the target company's assets are sold to repay the loan that financed the takeover |
| takeover | a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation |
| anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
| takeover attempt | an attempt to take control of a corporation |
| takeover bid | an offer to buy shares in order to take over the company |
| hostile takeover | a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company |
| friendly takeover | a takeover that is welcomed by the management of the target company |
expedition military expedition
hostile expedition | a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country |
friendly fire
fratricide | fire that injures or kills an ally |
| hostile fire | fire that injures or kills an enemy |
risk arbitrage
takeover arbitrage | arbitrage involving risk, as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer, if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money |
coup d'etat
coup
putsch
takeover | a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force |
target company
takeover target | a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer |
| friendly | troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces, friendlies came to their rescue |
| hostile | troops belonging to the enemy's military forces, the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles |
Tonga
Kingdom of Tonga
Friendly Islands | a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific, achieved independence from the United Kingdom in |
adverse witness
hostile witness | a witness whose relationship to the opposing party is such that his or her testimony may be prejudiced against the opposing party, a hostile witness can be asked leading questions and cross-examined |
friendship
friendly relationship | the state of being friends (or friendly) |
| hostile | unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business), hostile takeover, hostile tender offer, hostile bid |
| user-friendly | easy to use |
| friendly | characteristic of or befitting a friend, friendly advice, a friendly neighborhood, the only friendly person here, a friendly host and hostess |
| friendly | of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally, in friendly territory, he was accidentally killed by friendly fire |
| hostile | not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally, hostile naval and air forces |
| friendly | easy to understand or use, user-friendly computers, a consumer-friendly policy, a reader-friendly novel |
hostile
uncongenial
unfriendly | very unfavorable to life or growth, a hostile climate, an uncongenial atmosphere, an uncongenial soil, the unfriendly environment at high altitudes |
| hostile | characterized by enmity or ill will, a hostile nation, a hostile remark, hostile actions |
friendly
favorable
well-disposed | inclined to help or support, not antagonistic or hostile, a government friendly to our interests, an amicable agreement |
| hostile | impossible to bring into friendly accord, hostile factions |
| contested | disputed or made the object of contention or competition, a contested election |