- published: 04 Jan 2016
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In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company (the target) by another (the acquirer, or bidder). In the UK, the term refers to the acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.
Before a bidder makes an offer for another company, it usually first informs the company's board of directors. In an ideal world, if the board feels that accepting the offer serves shareholders better than rejecting it, it recommends the offer be accepted by the shareholders.
In a private company, because the shareholders and the board are usually the same people or closely connected with one another, private acquisitions are usually friendly. If the shareholders agree to sell the company, then the board is usually of the same mind or sufficiently under the orders of the equity shareholders to cooperate with the bidder. This point is not relevant to the UK concept of takeovers, which always involve the acquisition of a public company.
I think the Russian's got a weather machine
I think they're planning a takeover scheme
Doin' a good job on our countryside
They want to be our friends, but it's an obvious lie
They buried New York and they drowned L.A.
Sometimes I wonder if I'll see the next day
I know the Russian's are behind this shit
No ones goin' to know it until it's too late
Takeover they're taking over
How long till they get everyone
Takeover they're taking over
How can we be so dumb
They asked us for our help to rip China down
They want to rule every city want to rule every town
I can't stand the thought of what might happen to us
I get so confused I don't know who I can trust
Takeover they're taking over
How long till they get everyone
Takeover they're taking over