The word 'acquirer' is correct and usable in written English.
It is a noun that refers to someone or something that acquires or obtains something, typically a business or another company. It can also refer to a person or entity that purchases or gains ownership of something. Example: The acquirer of the company was a large multinational corporation with a strong presence in the industry.
National interests can play more of a role in such situations than shareholder value.Although it is an old saw that hostile bids are generally better for the acquired than the acquirer, this is doubly true in Europe.
Still, even small merchants should insist on interchange-plus pricing when negotiating with an acquirer, said Sean Harper, chief executive of FeeFighters, an online service that lets acquirers bid for small merchants' business.
However, we believe that there could potentially be national security sensitivities with the both the gas and electricity transmission systems, depending on the acquirer, although there should be less of an issue with the gas distribution networks.
Barely 12 months later, the Shell lifer has turned into a swashbuckling corporate acquirer, agreeing to take over BG in one of the biggest deals ever seen in the energy sector.
Too often, the phrase indicates that the acquirer is suddenly bewitched by the attraction of sheer size, or, more dangerously, is getting into a field it doesn't understand properly.
Poundland is the most likely acquirer... a deal would likely be strongly accretive.
Nor will firms be able to write off goodwill (the value of a business to an acquirer over and above that of its physical assets) over a period of, say, 20 years.
Andersen's liability for its ties to Enron could be as large as any assets mustered by the firm and those of any potential acquirer, thus blocking an American suitor.
However, that has not stopped state-owned Electricité de France from being an enthusiastic acquirer across Europe, to the fury of privately owned rivals in other countries.
As a manager, history may judge him as a great acquirer, but precious little else.
It has become standard practice for a would-be acquirer to pore over the target's employee records and labour practices before committing to a deal.Business fraud is a serious problem in Brazil, as elsewhere in Latin America, and the climate of insecurity inside firms being sold can make scams more likely, says Marcelo Gomes of GBE, a firm of financial detectives in Sao Paulo.
