Sentence examples for like takeover from inspiring English sources

As the share price sank, the company began to look like takeover bait.

In this nonideological time, elections have become like takeover battles for the control of a major utility; call it "Welfare Inc".

Given the plunge in BP's share price -- the company has lost more than a third of its value since Deepwater Horizon blew -- some bankers and analysts say BP is starting to look like takeover bait.

In the wake of the Milken-Boesky era, the government has become sophisticated at monitoring major market-moving events like takeover announcements, to the point that insider trading on major corporate news has become relatively rare (though just this week the S.E.C. charged an old-fashioned insider trading ring based on leaks about proposed mergers and acquisitions).

He referred to the fire-sale-like takeover of Bear Stearns by JPMorganChase and the Federal Reserve's intervention to provide liquidity to large investment firms.

On March 24th, as if to reassure Japan's public that the soap-opera-like takeover battle will stay interesting, Softbank Investment, an affiliate of the internet empire run by Masayoshi Son, entered the fray.Softbank Investment says that it wants to team up with NBS and Fuji TV, the radio broadcaster's parent, to make venture-capital investments in broadband-related media content.

Those funds invest in companies going through corporate events like takeovers or bankruptcy reorganizations.

Using one of several after-hours services, these investors move fast on news that may affect stock prices sharply, like takeovers, lawsuits and earnings surprises.

Direct losses should be "borne by equity holders as well as by uninsured unsecured creditors," he said, and regulators should promote private solutions like takeovers of weak firms by stronger ones.

But he may well find that up to a fifth of the firm's shares have changed hands and now lie with "event-driven" traders who make very short-term speculative bets on events like takeovers and deals.

All those fancy terms beloved by financiers, Walter thinks, "like takeovers, selling short, asset stripping — are these not rich people's terms for bullying, gambling, and cheating?" Similarly, Justin thinks to himself about those who would stand in the way of his ruthless family's projects, "It was awkward when someone acted out of principle".