Sentence examples for a takeover attempt from inspiring English sources

A takeover attempt also would be sticky.

It was prompted by a takeover attempt by US drugs company Pfizer of UK-based AstraZeneca.

The plan was announced in March after a takeover attempt and stockholder revolt last fall.

Some analysts are interpreting the denial as an attempt to discourage a takeover attempt.

Last year it saw off a takeover attempt by a private equity consortium including KKR and Permira.

After a takeover attempt by the Jones Apparel Group collapsed in the spring, Mr. Hilfiger vowed to remain independent.

Ms. Collier said the change was not made in response to a takeover attempt or shareholder purchases.

Union Carbide Corporation gained ground last week in its drawn-out defense against a takeover attempt by GAF Corporation.

Mr. Clausen fought off a takeover attempt by First Interstate Bancorp, cut jobs, sold businesses to raise cash and overhauled the organization.

It also rewrote its bylaws to make such a takeover attempt more difficult in the future, a move Mr. Icahn has said he will challenge in court.

After his death in 1995, she repeatedly saved the business, first from a takeover attempt by employees, and then by competitors.