especially: a company that acquires another company
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Recent Examples on the WebVelikonja said there have been very few, if any, cases where an acquirer was able to successfully argue in court that a Material Adverse Change occurred. Reed Albergotti, Washington Post, 14 May 2022 This acceptance model is currently used by some larger retailers that don't want to risk losing a sale because of a potential lag in the connection with the acquirer. Sam Shawki, Forbes, 16 May 2022 These latest market-shifting deals are further proof that Vista Outdoor, with its growing array of powerhouse brands, is the acquirer of choice in the outdoor industry.Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2022 The flip-in strategy allows current shareholders, except for the acquirer, to purchase additional shares at a discount. Will Daniel, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2022 At the same time, Microsoft will be eager to avoid undermining the parts of Activision’s culture that contributed to its success, a tightrope-like balance for the acquirer. Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022 In December, the acquirer’s stock price dropped by half and killed that deal as well. Erin Griffith, New York Times, 11 May 2022 Barnes & Noble, which took up a poison pill in 2018, did so to fend off an unsolicited acquirer but nonetheless sought bids at the same time. Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022 All the same, after allowing and then regretting some deals in semiconductors and elsewhere, CFIUS has taken a more expansive view of its authority, looking not just at the acquirer but also at its financial backers and customers. Reed Albergotti, Washington Post, 2 June 2022 See More