Q. What do you mean by Acquistions - takeovers?
Acquistions / takeovers: an essential feature of the merger through the absorption as well as consideration in the combination to the companies. The acquiring takes over the ownership of one or more other companies and combins the operations. However, an acquistion does not involve combination of the companies. The control over management to other company can be acquiring through either a friendly take over or through forced or unwilling action. When a company takes over the control of another company through mutual agreement, it is called acquistion or friendly takes over. On the other hand, if the control is acquired through unwilling acquistion when the take over is opposed by the target company is known as take over.