TARGET FIRM
Acquiree; company subject to a merger or acquisition endeavor. It can be encountered in many ways based on the target firm’s attitude toward the acquirer. If the management and shareholders find the transaction favorable, a friendly takeover can occur. Otherwise, the target firm may undergo a hostile takeover.
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Risk-Weighted Assets
In terms of the minimum amount of capital that is required within banks and other institutions, based on a percentage of the assets, weighted by ri ...
Pigovian Tax
A special tax that is imposed on companies that pollute the environment, which is called negative externalities. Sin tax is a Pigovian tax, which i ...
Moving Average Convergence Divergence - MACD
A trend-following indicator that exhibits the relationship between two smoothed moving averages of prices. To compute, subtract the 26-day exponent ...
Golden Life Jacket
Compensation package offered by the acquiring firm to top executives of the company being acquired. The same with stay bonus, it aims to retain tho ...
Bank Insurance Fund - BIF
Unit of the FDIC providing protections to the insurance for the banks that are not classified as a savings and loan association.
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