hostile bid

After facing a hostile bid for the company earlier this year and entertaining talks with other potential suitors, Take-two Interactive Software announces it will pursue a path of building an independent company.

BHP Billiton's proposed $114bn hostile bid for rival mining giant Rio Tinto is cleared by Australia's competition watchdog.

Samsung is making a hostile bid for SanDisk for $26 in cash, or almost double SanDisk’s current stock price.

SanDisk promptly said no to Samsung’s overtures. And why not? Toshiba may be interested too.

British energy firm BG Group makes a $13.15bn hostile bid for Australian power company Origin Energy.

Electronic Arts extends its tender offer deadline for gaming rival Take-Two Interactive Software, marking its third extension since announcing its hostile bid.

Some analysts say the Yahoo-Google ad deal could push Microsoft into making a hostile bid.

After quiet May 16 expiration, behemoth game developer sets a new deadline as a next step in its hostile bid to take over the company behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise.

Shares in Yahoo jump 3% on expectation Microsoft is preparing to launch a hostile bid for the internet company.

Microsoft has three clear paths to take with regards to Yahoo acquisition: It can make a hostile bid, raise its offer or walk away and hope for a better price later.

A deadline expires for Yahoo to agree to Microsoft's $44.6bn offer, paving the way for a hostile bid.