And in the absence of concrete acquisition proposals, it will be difficult to achieve a compromise.

This had generated some smaller acquisitions and a general receptivity to acquisition proposals by the firm.

The lodging company said it had received acquisition proposals valued at a "meaningful premium" above the trading price of its shares.

The court also scheduled a July 24 hearing on the acquisition proposal, which was announced late Friday.

Kaisertech expects one or more acquisition proposals and has set up a committee of outside directors to evaluate them.

Once a year, the Collectors Committee members meet at the museum to hear acquisition proposals from the various curators.

Seven months after soliciting bids, it rejected two acquisition proposals.

The complainants also criticized the board for not providing would-be purchasers with "sufficient time to make an acquisition proposal."

The significant adverse developments in each of these areas were reflected in the acquisition proposals we received.

Poison pills, their court brief maintained, give directors "room to negotiate when confronted with an unsolicited and coercive acquisition proposal."