Only show
results for:

Topics related to "Greenmail its legal but is it right buying off takeover threats"

greenmail greenmail
greenmail payment, by a corporation that is a takeover target, of a premium price for the shares of its stock that have been accumulated by the potential buyer. In exchange, the potential buyer stops the takeover bid.... Read more
Vigilantism Vigilantism
VIGILANTISM The term vigilante, of Spanish origin, means "watchman" or "guard." Its Latin root is vigil, for "awake" or "observant." Vigilantes have also been known as "slickers," "stranglers," "mobs," and "committees of safety." Origins American vigilantism originally arose as a frontier... Read more
Blockades Blockades
B LOCKADES Frank J. Merli and Robert H. Ferrell Blockade, historically speaking, has been a maritime measure, to restrict entrance to a harbor or its environs. The word has been stretched to include entire countries. Sometimes "blockade"... Read more
freeholder freeholder
freeholder. Technically any outright owner of land is a freeholder, but the most regular use of the word historically has been in the context of voting rights. Freeholders were those people who owned property worth 40 shillings (£2) a year and were thus entitled to vote in county elections, at... Read more
blockade blockade
blockade use of naval forces to cut off maritime communication and supply. Blockades may be used to prevent shipping from reaching enemy ports, or they may serve purposes of coercion. The term is rarely applied to land sieges. During the Napoleonic wars, both France and Great Britain attempted to... Read more
SWOT Analysis SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis Organizational strategies are the means through which companies accomplish their missions and goals. Successful strategies address four elements of the setting within which the company operates: (1) the company's strengths, (2) its weaknesses, (3) the opportunities in its competitive... Read more
Paramilitary Groups Paramilitary Groups
Paramilitary Groups. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term paramilitary as “ancillary to and similarly organized to military forces.” Almost all paramilitary organizations in American history developed in response to a threat of real or perceived violence from social groups or... Read more
Mississippi v. Johnson Mississippi v. Johnson
Mississippi v. Johnson, 71 U.S. 475 (1867), argued 12 Apr. 1867, decided 15 Apr. 1867 by vote of 9 to 0; Chase for the Court. In March 1867 Congress enacted the Reconstruction Act over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. The act gave military commanders appointed by the president political... Read more
Cordeliers Cordeliers
Cordeliers , political club of the French Revolution. Founded (1790) as the Society of the Friends of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, it was called after its original meeting place, the suppressed monastery of the Cordeliers (Franciscan Recollects). It provided a political base for Georges ... Read more
sanction sanction
sanction in law and ethics, any inducement to individuals or groups to follow or refrain from following a particular course of conduct. All societies impose sanctions on their members in order to encourage approved behavior. These sanctions range from formal legal statutes to informal and customary... Read more

Sorry, no results were found on Encyclopedia.com

No reference documents or articles match the search term Greenmail its legal but is it right buying off takeover threats


Suggestions:

  • Check the spelling of your search term
  • Try using fewer keywords
  • Try using more general keywords