Muskaan Singh, UPES Dehradun
ABSTRACT
This research paper will deal with various takeover and takeover defense strategies used by commercial corporation during various merger and acquisitions that take place. The research paper begins with explaining four takeover defense strategies namely- Poison Pill, Golden Parachute, White Knight and Crown Jewel. These strategies encompass any efforts taken by management to prevent their companies from being purchased. Target managers’ attempts to repel pending takeover offers are overt kinds of takeover defenses. Resistance also includes acts taken prior to a takeover bid that make the organisation more difficult to acquire. Further four takeover strategies are discussed namely- Bear Hug, Leveraged Buyout, Saturday Night Special and Dawn Raid. A takeover is a strategic maneuver by a corporate organisation to buy a big share (typically more than 50%) in the target firm and gain control of it. The company that buys another is known as the acquirer, and the newly acquired business is known as the target. These strategies are different ways by which the takeover is processed and done.
Keywords: Merger and acquisition, transaction, takeover, defense, company
