takeover

rachat, prise de contrôle

Action d’obtenir le contrôle de quelque chose, notamment d’une entreprise en achetant ses actions.

En anglais simple : An act of gaining control of something, especially a company by buying its shares.

• The company faces a takeover.
• Workers opposed the takeover by a foreign firm.
• The bank rejected a hostile takeover bid.

Comment l'utiliser : a takeover of something by someone/something (The takeover of the airline by its rival was completed yesterday.)

Synonymes : acquisition

Expressions courantes : hostile takeover, takeover bid, company takeover