"We both had a lot of respect for each other and would never have considered a hostile takeover."
Sometimes, a company can take over another one against its will - a hostile takeover.
They should look at it like it's a hostile takeover.
At one moment she seems to be trying for a hostile takeover of the panel.
When you are fighting off a hostile takeover, there's nothing like having a state government on your side.
But he lost the position in a recent hostile takeover, and the company no longer exists.
Such a move could make a company less vulnerable to a hostile takeover.
That, of course, does not mean any hostile takeover will succeed.
He is not planning a hostile takeover or trying to elbow his way back into the president's office.
A tender offer is just one of many steps in a hostile takeover.