Text: Companies Restructuring
Grammar: Past Perfect Simple
Terms to remember:
restructure- ,
witness- ()
market-
combine- ᒺ
voluntarily- ,
merger- ,
controlling share- ,
acquire-
make an acquisition-
take over- ()
hostile takeover- ( )
raider-( , -,
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willingly-, ,
make a bid- ( )
price-
buyout- ,
purchase-,
staff-
divest of-, ,
pull out-
abandon- ,
efficient-
profitable-
aim-,
p.46 Companies Restructuring
In the world of business we can often witness changes to the ownership or structure of companies and groups of companies.
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As a rule companies join with or buy other companies in order to have better control of a particular market, to diversify their business, to strengthen their operations to remain profitable.
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When two companies combine, usually voluntary, they merge to form one company in an agreement knows as a merger.
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To buy another company or to win a controlling share of a company is to acquire a business, make an acquisition or take over a company.
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There are two types of takeover: a hostile takeover is a situation in which a company is bought out when the owners do not want to sell.
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Individuals or companies that want to take over other companies are called raiders.
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A friendly takeover takes place when a company is willingly bought out.
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When someone wants to buy a company they have to make a bid for it, i.e. offer to buy it at a certain price.
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A buyout is the purchase of a company usually by buying the majority of shares, especially by its management or staff.
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If a company sells a business, it divests itself of that business.
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If you pull out of a business activity, you abandon it, perhaps as part of a programme of restructuring: reorganizing a business with the aim of making it more efficient and profitable.
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p.51 Ex.1 Answer the following questions:
1. What can we often witness in the world of business?
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In the world of business we can often witness changes to the ownership or structure of companies and groups of companies.
2. Why do companies join with or buy other companies?
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As a rule companies join with or buy other companies in order to have better control of a particular market, to diversify their business, to strengthen their operations to remain profitable.
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3. What happens when companies combine?
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4. What do we mean by making an acquisition?
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To buy another company or to win a controlling share of a company is to acquire a business, make an acquisition or take over a company.
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5. What types of takeover exist in business?
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There are two types of takeover: a hostile takeover is a situation in which a company is bought out when the owners do not want to sell.
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A friendly takeover takes place when a company is willingly bought out.
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When someone wants to buy a company they have to make a bid for it, i.e. offer to buy it at a certain price.
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6. What is a hostile takeover?
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There are two types of takeover: a hostile takeover is a situation in which a company is bought out when the owners do not want to sell.
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7. What do you have to do when you want to buy a company?
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When someone wants to buy a company they have to make a bid for it, i.e. offer to buy it at a certain price.
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8. What is a buyout?
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A buyout is the purchase of a company usually by buying the majority of shares, especially by its management or staff.
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9. Why do businessmen restrict their business?
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If you pull out of a business activity, you abandon it, perhaps as part of a programme of restructuring: reorganizing a business with the aim of making it more efficient and profitable.
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