Term of the Day: Sleeping Beauty

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	INVESTOPEDIA Term Of The Day October 19, 2015 Sleeping Beauty A company that is considered prime for takeover, but has not yet been approached by an acquiring company. A company may be considered a sleeping beauty for a variety of reasons, including large cash reserves, undervalued real estate, undervalued share price, attractive assets or strong growth and earnings potential. A takeover, or acquisition, is typically characterized by the purchase of a smaller company by a larger firm. The acquiring company generally offers a cash price per share, thereby purchasing the target outright for its own shareholders. Breaking It Down: In relation to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), a sleeping beauty is a company that is "sleeping;" that is... Read More Related to "Sleeping Beauty" Mergers And Acquisitions: Understanding Takeovers Terms like "dawn raid", "poison pill", and "shark repellent" might seem like they belong in James Bond movies... Read More Mergers & Acquisitions: An Avenue For Profitable Trades One of the most important things you will learn when trading the currency market is that the world... Read More The Basics Of Mergers And Acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate restructuring are a big part of the corporate... Read More Recently Added Definitions Weighted Average Cost Of Capital - WACC Weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is a calculation of a firm's cost of capital in which each category of... Read More Preferred Stock A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on its assets and earnings than... Read More Related Definitions Acquisition Dawn Raid Lady Macbeth Strategy Hostile Takeover White Knight Past Terms of the Day Leprechaun Leader Goldilocks Economy Mad Hatter Compound Annual Growth Rate - CAGR EGP You are currently subscribed as: mondemand.forex@blogger.com Unsubscribe | Manage Subscriptions Investopedia US, A Division of IAC. Copyright © 2015, Investopedia, LLC. All Rights Reserved Follow Us: