target price
A price set by the federal government for particular agricultural commodities. • If the market price falls below the target price, farmers receive a subsidy from the government for the difference. [Cases: Agriculture 3.5.]
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reverse bear hug
A maneuver by which a takeover target responds to a bidder’s offer by showing a willingness to negotiate but demanding a much higher price than that offered. • This is usu. an antitakeover tactic.
takeover defense
takeover defense. A measure taken by a corporation to discourage hostile takeover attempts. — Often shortened to defense. — Also termed shark repellent. structural takeover defense. A legal mechanism adopted by a corporation to thwart any future takeover bid without having any financial or operational effect on the target corporation. transactional takeover defense. A financial
Common Agriculture Policy
Common Agriculture Policy 共同农业政策 欧洲经济共同体建立的一种制度，部分是为了在共同体内部引入和支持自由贸易，部分则是为了保护成员国内生产食品的农民的收入。保护的方法是不时地为每种商品确定一套价格，同时征收可变的进口税和给予出口补贴。其目的是把本国价格保持在接近期望价格〔target or desired price〕的范围内。如果欧共体某种商品的生产超过消费，管理当局就会买下剩余商品作库存或按补贴价格出口。
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tender offer
tender offer. A public offer to buy a minimum number of shares directly from a corporation’s shareholders at a fixed price, usu. at a substantial premium over the market price, in an effort to take control of the corporation. — Also termed takeover offer; takeover bid. Cf. public-exchange offer under OFFER. [Cases: Securities Regulation 52.30–52.50.
acquisition
acquisition, n. 1. The gaining of possession or control over something ( acquisition of the target company’s as-sets). 2. Something acquired (a valuable acquisition). creeping acquisition. The gradual purchase of a corporation’s stock at varying prices on the open market. • As a takeover method, a creeping acquisition does not involve a formal tender offer,
bear hug
Slang. A (usu. hostile) takeover strategy in which the acquiring entity offers the target firm a price per share that is significantly higher than market value, intending to squeeze the target into accepting.
bear hug
bear hug. Slang. A (usu. hostile) takeover strategy in which the acquiring entity offers the target firm a price per share that is significantly higher than market value, intending to squeeze the target into accepting. reverse bear hug. A maneuver by which a takeover target responds to a bidder’s offer by showing a willingness to
warehousing
warehousing. 1. A mortgage banker’s holding of mortgages until the resale market improves. 2. A corporation’s giving of advance notice of a tender offer to institutional investors, who can then buy stock in the target company before public awareness of the takeover inflates the stock’s price. See TENDER OFFER.
arbitrage
arbitrage (ahr-b[schwa]-trahzh), n. The simultaneous buying and selling of identical securities in different markets, with the hope of profiting from the price difference in those markets. — Also termed space arbitrage. [Cases: Securities Regulation 53.17(4). C.J.S. Securities Regulation § 153.] — arbitrager (ahr-b[schwa]-trazh-[schwa]r), arbitrageur (ahr-b[schwa]-trah-zh[schwa]r), n. covered-interest arbitrage. The simultaneous investment in a currency and