takeover attempt

English Thesaurus

1. an attempt to take control of a corporation (noun.act)

hypernym	:	attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try,
definition	:	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	bear hug,
definition	:	a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest (noun.act)

hyponym	:	proxy fight,
definition	:	a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced (noun.act)