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take-under

take-under noun: a proposed acquisition of a company at a price below its market price.

Noun

take-under (plural take-unders)

  1. A proposed acquisition of a company at a price below its market price.
    • PNC said the deal represented an offer of $2.23 for each share of National City, or nearly 19 percent below the stock’s closing price on Thursday. That makes the acquisition a “take-under,” meaning the purchase price is below the market value of the target company.2008 October 24, Eric Dash, “PNC Gets National City in Latest Bank Acquisition”, in New York Times
    • Yes SanDisk is being acquired at a 40% premium to its stock price at the beginning of October, but the deal amounts to a 20% take-under from beginning of year share prices.2015 October 21, Antoine Gara, “Why KLA-Tencor's Sale Should Change Silicon Valley Forever”, in Forbes

Forms of take-under

pluraltake-unders

Origin of take-under

Modelled on takeover.

Questions about take-under

What does take-under mean?
Take-under means a proposed acquisition of a company at a price below its market price.
What part of speech is take-under?
Take-under is a noun.
What is the plural of take-under?
The plural of take-under is take-unders.

Words near take-under in the dictionary

  1. take-or-pay
  2. take-over
  3. take-overs
  4. take-that game
  5. take-that games
  6. take-under
  7. take-unders
  8. take-up
  9. take-ups
  10. takeable
  11. takeaway

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