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OPA INITIATEUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Law
- Amalgamation and Partnerships (Finance)
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pac-Man defence
1, record 1, English, Pac%2DMan%20defence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Pac-Man defense 2, record 1, English, Pac%2DMan%20defense
correct, United States
- Pac-Man strategy 3, record 1, English, Pac%2DMan%20strategy
correct
- pacman defence 4, record 1, English, pacman%20defence
- pacman defense 4, record 1, English, pacman%20defense
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Takeover defence strategy in which the prospective acquiree retaliates against the acquirer's tender offer by launching its own tender offer for the other firm. 5, record 1, English, - Pac%2DMan%20defence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Pac-Man strategy is named after a popular video game of the early 1980s, in which each character that does not swallow its opponents is itself consumed. 6, record 1, English, - Pac%2DMan%20defence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit commercial
- Fusion, absorption et coparticipation (Finances)
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- défense Pac-Man
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9fense%20Pac%2DMan
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- OPA sur l'initiateur 2, record 1, French, OPA%20sur%20l%27initiateur
correct, feminine noun
- défense Pac Man 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9fense%20Pac%20Man
feminine noun
- défense Pacman 4, record 1, French, d%C3%A9fense%20Pacman
feminine noun
- offre publique d’achat sur l’initiateur 2, record 1, French, offre%20publique%20d%26rsquo%3Bachat%20sur%20l%26rsquo%3Binitiateur
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique anti-OPA utilisée par une société visée par une offre publique d'achat hostile, qui consiste à initier à son tour une offre publique sur l'initiateur de l'offre hostile. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9fense%20Pac%2DMan
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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