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HACERSE PUBLICA [2 records]

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Record 1 2010-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Amalgamation and Partnerships (Finance)
  • Commercial Law
  • Investment
DEF

A person or firm that makes an unwelcome takeover bid for a company.

CONT

A black knight is a company that mounts a hostile takeover bid, as opposed to a white knight, a company that rescues the target company from the hostile takeover bid with an agreed takeover or merger.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fusion, absorption et coparticipation (Finances)
  • Droit commercial
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Société initiatrice d'une offre publique lancée sans l'accord de la société convoitée, pour en prendre le contrôle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Consolidación y asociaciones (Finanzas)
  • Derecho mercantil
  • Inversiones
DEF

Financiero que elige como presa a una sociedad de capital social relativamente reducido por comparación a sus amplios activos, a fin de comprar sigilosamente un paquete significativo de sus acciones y lanzar a continuación una OPA [oferta pública de adquisición].

OBS

En ocasiones, en vez de llegar a hacerse con el control total de la empresa poco a poco, y completarlo después con una OPA [oferta pública de adquisición], el caballero negro puede conformarse con "calentar" los títulos, subiendo sus cotizaciones, para así obtener sustanciosas plusvalías con su posterior venta.

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Record 2 2003-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
CONT

A term used to describe a privately owned company's decision to get its shares listed on a stock exchange and to sell its shares to the public. A company going public in Canada has to get the approval of a provincial securities commission and file a prospectus. It must also be accepted for listing by a stock exchange.

OBS

Compare with "go private".

Key term(s)
  • going public
  • take a company public

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
DEF

Pour une société, émettre pour la première fois des titres dans le public, ce qui entraîne le plus souvent leur inscription à la cote officielle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
DEF

El hecho de una firma, que anteriormente era de propiedad privada de enlistarse a sí misma en una bolsa de valores para vender sus acciones al público en gran escala.

CONT

Hacerse pública da a la empresa publicidad, una distribución más amplia de sus valores, y una oportunidad de recibir dinero nuevo por medio de emisiones de acciones que no devengan intereses, etc.

Key term(s)
  • hacerse público
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