Diamond was acquired in a 1982 hostile takeover by corporate raider Sir James Goldsmith.

AT&T acquired the company in a hostile takeover.

In 1986, the chain was acquired in a hostile takeover by Hess's; then converted to Proffitt's in 1992.

She led an investor group that acquired Warnaco in a hostile takeover in 1986.

It was acquired in 1988 in a friendly takeover.

The merger marks the first time a United States bank has been acquired in a hostile takeover.

In 1998 it acquired Intercapital plc in a reverse takeover.

Edwards had always threatened that he would open a new firm across the street if his company was ever acquired in a hostile takeover.

It bars raiders for five years from selling assets of a company acquired in a hostile takeover.

The Walt Disney Company said it had adopted a stockholder rights plan to prevent the company from being acquired in a hostile takeover.