Sentence examples for gone hostile from inspiring English sources

The Belgian-Brazilian brewing conglomerate had gone hostile and threatened to remove Anheuser Busch's entire board of directors, after the American firm rejected an initial purchase offer.

Having twice been rebuffed by NYSE Euronext's top brass, who dismissed their offer as "an empty vessel", NASDAQ and the InterContinental Exchange (ICE) have gone hostile in a bid to break up the target's agreed merger with Deutsche Börse.

Shire, the Dublin-based and London-listed outfit, has gone hostile with an all-share $30bn approach to US group Baxalta after being given the cold shoulder by a company spun out of former parent Baxter only last month.

Would Mr. Schwartz go hostile again?

Going hostile for BSkyB no longer looks like an option.

The Belgian-Brazilian giant will now go hostile in response.

Maple also has the option of going hostile.

In other words, the lack of language by Coty on going hostile was intentional.

But it is unclear what steps ConAgra could take if it goes hostile.

There is no talk in the letter about Coty going hostile.

9 November: Kraft goes hostile but doesn't improve its terms.