The automatic moving of a logical host from one HA server to the other after a failure has been detected The HA server that has the failure is forced to give up mastery of the logical host
A change in a corporation's controlling interest through either a friendly acquisition or a hostile bid Hostile takeovers aim to replace the target company's existing management and are usually attempted through a public tender offer Other takeover methods are unsolicited merger proposals to directors, accumulation of shares in the open market, or proxy fights
Often used in risk arbitrage Change in the controlling interest of a corporation, either through a friendly acquisition or an unfriendly, hostile, bid A hostile takeover (aiming to replace existing management) is usually attempted through a public tender offer General term referring to transfer of control of a firm from one group of shareholders to another group of shareholders
General term referring to transfer of control of a firm from one group of shareholders to another group of shareholders Change in the controlling interest of a corporation, either through a friendly acquisition or an unfriendly, hostile, bid A hostile takeover (with the aim of replacing current existing management) is usually attempted through a public tender offer
A takeover is the act of gaining control of a company by buying more of its shares than anyone else. the government's takeover of the Bank of New England Corporation
The acquisition of control over a corporation by another company, which normally ousts the current management The takeover can occur by means of a proxy fight or the acquisition of a controlling quantity of common stock