After the tariffs took effect, the company upped its prices $0.80 to $1.00 higher-per-pound then the price of magnesium alloy in any other country.â (U.S. Magnesium did not reply to Machine Design's offer to provide its side of the story.)
AAA |. The acquisition of one company (called the target company) by another (called the acquirer) that is accomplished not by coming to an agreement with the target company's management, but by going directly to the company's shareholders or fighting to replace management in order to get the acquisition approved.
What is an 'Acquisition' An acquisition is a corporate action in which a company buys most, if not all, of another firm's ownership stakes to assume control of it. An acquisition occurs when a buying company obtains more than 50% ownership in a target company. As part of the exchange, the acquiring company often purchases the target company's stock and other assets, which allows the acquiring company to make decisions regarding the newly acquired assets without the approval of the target companyâs shareholders.