Foreign companies spent an additional $4.7 billion in friendly takeovers.

This term is used in connection with a friendly takeover.

"And we have the advantge of being able to do it right because it's a friendly takeover."

Also covered in the report are issues of hostile as opposed to friendly takeovers.

An interest cap might also prevent failing companies from finding friendly takeover partners.

The owners-to-be were completing the details for a friendly takeover.

It will need to build another all weather track and effect some friendly takeovers of independent courses.

Their distinctive blue and cream buses finally gave way in 2007 to a friendly takeover by one time rival First.

Mr. Werner said his company was interested only in a friendly takeover.

The companies later agreed to a friendly takeover.

A "friendly takeover" is an acquisition which is approved by the management.

A friendly takeover offer from Barclays has been challenged by a rival bid.

In a friendly takeover, the management doesn't usually change, and the takeover works to the benefit of the target company.

That Pillsbury sought a friendly takeover is noteworthy in a number of respects.

If a friendly takeover bid from Acme Industries goes through, the stock will be worth $21.

He led the company until its sale through a friendly takeover to Dolby Laboratories in 2005.

Bank of New York said it must know by noon today whether Irving will accept a friendly takeover offer.

In New York, however, the distinction between hostile and friendly takeovers has been very much blurred."

But even friendly takeovers present problems.

Analysts agreed that deals made the company more attractive and could tempt a large competitor into attempting a friendly takeover.

The merger was a friendly takeover.

Time could frustrate such plans by accepting a friendly takeover by Paramount or some other bidder.

They split $4 million in fees from Mesa's $750 million friendly takeover of Pioneer last year.

Within a month, American Stores proposed to up its bid if Lucky would agree to a friendly takeover.

Last week, Mesa said it had no interest in a friendly takeover proposal by StatesWest.