A hostile bid is a specific type of takeover bid that bidders present directly to the target firm's shareholders because management is not in favor of the deal. Bidders generally present their ...

A hostile takeover bid is an attempt to buy a controlling interest in a publicly traded company without the consent or cooperation of the target company's board of directors. If the board rejects ...

HP is once again rejecting Xerox's attempt at a takeover. The printing corporation announced Sunday that it "will not consider combining with Xerox" until the copy making giant answers questions ...

Xerox is dropping the niceties. It really, really wants to merge with HP, and it has gone hostile. The copier company said Thursday it will nominate 11 new directors to replace HP’s entire board ...

If this transaction is completed, it could have broader ramifications for the industry, the country, and consumers as indicated in my previous article (The Real Deal Behind Broadcom's Hostile Bid ...

Banco Sabadell has confirmed it has received preliminary offers for TSB, as it continues to fight off a hostile bid by rival ...

ST. LOUIS, MO (Reuters) - Any hostile bid by Monsanto Co for Swiss rival Syngenta AG is some way off, the U.S. seed company's president and chief operating officer told Reuters, adding he was ...

GardaWorld is appealing to investors in U.K. security-services rival G4S Plc to help force management to the negotiating table after making an unsuccessful bid worth about 2.9 billion pounds ($3.7 ...

Choice Hotels CHH-0.57%decrease; red down pointing triangle is launching a hostile takeover offer for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts WH-0.72%decrease; red down pointing triangle, after repeatedly being ...

Building-products distributor QXO QXO0.75%increase; green up pointing triangle is taking its all-cash offer to acquire Beacon Roofing Supply directly to shareholders after being rebuffed on ...