hostile takeover
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Paramount shifted gears and launched a hostile takeover, appealing directly to Warner shareholders, offering them $30 a share.
From Los Angeles Times
In a hostile takeover, shareholders want their money faster.
From MarketWatch
Discovery fell 1.0 percent after rejecting a hostile takeover bid by Paramount launched last week in favor of a plan to be acquired by Netflix.
From Barron's
Last week, Paramount launched its hostile takeover campaign for Warner after losing the bidding war to Netflix.
From Los Angeles Times
Paramount made essentially the same points in its Dec. 10 letter to WBD shareholders, launching its hostile takeover attempt at Warner.
From Los Angeles Times
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