acquiree
Deal's smaller party
An acquiree is a company or entity being acquired by another.
The term belongs to corporate and legal contexts, appearing in discussions of mergers and acquisitions: The acquiree's shareholders approved the deal.
The acquiree is the target; the acquirer is the buyer.
Corporate combination
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- targetObject of pursuit
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
valuation · integration · consolidation · subsidiary · absorption · negotiation · bidder · deal
Commercial enterprise or guests
- firmSolid or resolute
- entityIndependent existing thing
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
organization · assets · liabilities · employees · operations · management · brand · intellectual property
merger
Corporate combination
due diligence · valuation · integration · consolidation · subsidiary · absorption · negotiation · bidder · deal · shareholder
company
Commercial enterprise or guests
enterprise · organization · assets · liabilities · employees · operations · management · brand · intellectual property · customer base
- acquired tasteLiking developed over time
- acquired immune deficiency syndromeHIV-caused immune failure
- hospital-acquired infectionsIllnesses contracted during treatment
- acquired traitsNon-inherited developed features
- target acquired
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