Mergers And Acquisitions Aficionado Pillows

"It has all the earmarks of a takeover attempt."

"Well, it looks like the merger is off."

'We should buy London and ship it to the States!'

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

"And for lot 27 we have another old tennis ball."

'We divested ourselves of a division here, a subsidiary there, a branch here, an affiliate there...there's nothing left!'

"What's wrong with swallowing up other companies?"

"I see we're going up against the Big Guys."

"It's Swamp & Swallow - they're making an offer we can't refuse!"

"They've agreed to the merger, the sticking point is who is swallowing who?"

Takeovers.

Fish and color

Invisible clothes

"Cheer up, if this carries on we could become a very attractive takeover target.

'Make them a four billion dollar takeover offer, but don't cause a fuss.'

'I understand they specialize in acquisitions.'

"So far it doesn't look like a hostile takeover."

"I believe he was the victim of a hostile takeover."

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

'I believe in aggressive mergers, Celia.'

"Nobody wants to merge with us."

"I gotta admit, he's one hell of a negotiator."

Business Partners' vows

'It's okay if don't want to give us control of your company. We're perfectly capable of living with incredible disappointment.'

"I always cry at mergers."

'There's enough of us...we can take them!'

'A hostile takeover just wasn't feasible, so we agreed to a hostile merger.'

"I was able to negotiate it from a hostile takeover to an uneasy alliance."

Supermarket Merge

'High five Sir? We usually seal the deal with a handshake.'

Okay, let's see...who's on tap to update our progress with that hostile takeover?

'You may have three mergers.'

Tata: Goodbuy or Goodbye?

'The buildings are merging.'

After the Nordstrom-Nordstream Merger