Mergers and Acquisitions

Buy-out
Change in control of a company through its previous shareholders being bought out by new owners.
Shark Repellent
Contracts designed to make a company unattractive to potential takeover bidders
Hostile Bid
A takeover bid opposed by a company's directors due to various reasons including belief in better off independently or seeking a higher offer.
Reverse Takeover
A comprehensive study of the concept of reverse takeover, where a smaller or private company acquires a larger or public company.
Takeover
The acquisition of a company by new owners through the purchasing of its shares, either in cash or the purchaser's shares.
Vertical Merger
A merger between two firms where one is a major supplier of the other.