Business Acquisition Gifts

'This contract proposal needs more work. I'm not experiencing any twinges of guilt over it.'

"Of course, you could try another bank, if there were any other banks."

Business executive on phone: 'Oh!...Your people are my people? Well, that should make things a lot simpler.'

"Don't anybody move: this is a merger."

"Now that the merger is complete, how about a handshake?"

'With this ringbinder, I thee wed.'

'I'm feeling absolutely marvelous. I think I'll acquire another company.'

'Cards for all occasions: takeover, buyouts, mergers, flotation, bankruptcy.'

Predator, Inc bought Prey, Ltd

"It's strictly business. Please don't take your financial ruin personally."

'Man, I hate it whenever some big conglomerate comes along and decides to check us out!'

'Consider this an unfriendly takeover, if you wish, but takeover it is!'

"There'll be room at the trough for all of us."

"Oh, no! We've inadvertently gobbled up our own parent company."

Cafe investors: I'd like your support in acquiring the lemonade stand down the street. By cutting redundant labor, marketing and technology. I place our annual savings at $17 billion. The phone company investors bought it. Can monkey lick your head?

'We've been bought by a multi-media company. We all have to learn to tap dance.'

'It's a good offer. I just don't think we should jump at the first one.'

'You can take over Smelton and Company but you can't take over Smelton.'

'There's a gentleman out here with $643 million. He would like to discuss a takeover.'

'Do you think you can turn the company around without making us all dizzy?'

'I'd say it's some sort of take over attempt.'

'I'm feeling absolutely marvelous. I think I'll acquire another company.'

'Could you be more specific than a king's ransom or an arm and a leg.'

'Your two o'clock to discuss teh merger is here.'

No - None sense, take-charge, inc. - Formerly: Happy-go-lucky, inc.'

'Should our firms merge, which one will be the girl?'

'Oh, no! We've inadvertently gobbled up our own parent company.'

"My life has come full circle, Al. First I was a sellout; now I've been offered a buyout."

"I guess the German takeover was successful."

'Finally! A meeting with one of the bigwigs.'

'This time we're going to do things right. And if that doesn't work, we'll just go back to stealing.'

Man to realtor: 'How much for a starter cubicle?'

'They sold the company in 2001? I was wondering why things were slow.'

"I suppose just climbing the greasy pole is no longer an option..."

Voice coming from wooden horse: 'Quiet Fanshaw! If this hostile take-over bid is going to work we've got to get right inside the boardroom.'