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1934 Columbia Law Rev. 34 694 A bill for an ancillary receivership of an insurance company was filed in the federal court nine minutes before the state superintendent petitioned the state court for a takeover order.

1946 Sun (Baltimore) 25 Sept. 12/1 I am giving this ‘take-over’ plan the pitiless publicity it deserves.

1948 Times 13 Mar. 7/2 The discount on the shares narrowed slightly to 2½ per cent. to 2 per cent. below take-over values.

1954 R. Sutcliff Eagle of Ninth i. 11 After the formal take-over ceremony in the forum, the old garrison marched out.

1957 Economist 28 Dec. 1150/2 This is a legitimate dramatic view of a takeover struggle.

1972 Accountant 17 Aug. 211/1 Take-over activity serves a dual purpose.

1977 Business Week 16 May 160/1 Most takeover attempts in the past year have started as Bear Hugs.

1989 J. Taylor Circus of Ambition i. 17 Virtually every publicly held company became a potential takeover target.

1999 Daily Tel. 24 Feb. 31/5 The three non-execs..are thought to be encouraging a rival takeover approach for Wembley and its stadium.

2009 Wall St. Jrnl. 9 Nov. b4/6 The order forces Kraft to formalize its takeover offer or walk away for at least six months.