The phrase "acquisition criteria" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the standards or requirements for acquiring something, such as a business, asset, or project.
Example: "Before proceeding with the purchase, we need to establish clear acquisition criteria to ensure we make the right decision."
Alternatives: "purchase requirements" or "buying standards".
"We're building sustainability into the acquisition criteria," she said.
However, Bart Becht, chief executive of the Anglo-Dutch group, suggested Reckitt's acquisition criteria were more likely to lead to bolt-on deals rather a mega-merger because the household goods industry is already heavily consolidated.
The company raised its stake in the Statfjord field in the north sea earlier in the week, but UBS said further such deals were unlikely to fit its acquisition criteria.
Rather than simply waiting for his Chinese partner to hand him the names of acquisition candidates, for instance, he could develop specific acquisition criteria with his partner or even conduct some investigations himself.
"This business is a natural fit into our core business and meets all of our acquisition criteria," Richard A. Noll, the chairman and chief executive of Hanes, said in a statement.
"Sunquest meets all of Roper's key acquisition criteria and is an ideal fit with both our medical and software platforms," Brian Jellison, Roper's chief executive, said in a statement.
Once the animals reached the acquisition criterion, they were exposed to an extinction phase where the reinforcement was omitted.
The results indicate that inactivation of the VTA prior to the first acquisition session increased the number of trials rats required to reach the acquisition criterion.
Acquisition criterion was making 30 responses within 12.5 min on each of 5 consecutive sessions.
BALB/cJ mice attained acquisition criterion in ∼11 sessions (Figure 4D) and extinction of instrumental responding to criterion occurred within ∼7 sessions (Figure 4E).
The assessment of extinction began the session after acquisition criterion was met by monitoring (previously food reinforced) instrumental responding in the absence of food reinforcement.
