Acquisitions

PLAN
1. What is an acquisition?
2. Causes (motives) of takeovers
3. Kinds of acquisitions
4. Examples of acquisitions
5. Methods of protection against acquisitions

An acquisition is a method of the business expanding.
takeover bid
raid

Causes of takeovers:

Kinds of acquisitions

Horizontal integration
Vertical integration
Backward integration
Forward integration
full acquisition
partial acquisition
purchase acquisition

Examples acquisitions

Methods of protection against acquisition
“white knight“
“poison pill”
The issue of shares with higher voting rights