acquiree
Americannoun
Usage
What does acquiree mean? An acquiree is a company that has been bought by another. The acquirer is the company doing the buying.In general, acquiree can simply mean something that is acquired, but it is almost always used in the context of mergers and acquisitions to refer to a company or other type of property bought by a company.Acquiree is a noun form of the verb acquire. Other noun forms of acquire that can refer to things that are acquired are acquisition and acquirement. However, acquisition is much more commonly used than the others, both in general and in the context of businesses buying other businesses.Example: The company’s latest acquiree is its largest competitor.
Etymology
Origin of acquiree
Example Sentences
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Brewbound, the industry publication, wrote that the change in distributors had “positioned Atwater as a potential acquiree of Molson Coors.”
From Slate
Private equity investors are typically involved, borrowing lots of money without using much of their own, and often using the acquiree’s assets as collateral.
From Seattle Times
Q: When one firm buys another, does the acquiree’s stock price always go up?
From Seattle Times
“That information, at the request of the acquiree, is to remain confidential” for a few weeks, “just to be less disruptive to employees and customers,” said First Financial President Joseph Kiley in a telephone interview.
From Seattle Times
A statement issued by Verizon, meanwhile, was terse and seemed intended to distance the company from its would-be acquiree: “Within the last two days, we were notified of Yahoo’s security incident. We understand that Yahoo is conducting an active investigation of this matter, but we otherwise have limited information and understanding of the impact. We will evaluate as the investigation continues through the lens of overall Verizon interests, including consumers, customers, shareholders and related communities.”
From The New Yorker
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