hostile takeover bid {Ans: offer to purchase a company despite disapproval or resistance from its board of directors}joint venture {Ans: two or more companies work together in a specific area, but otherwise retain their distinct, separate identities}takeover bid {Ans: an offer to the target company's shareholders to buy the target company}acquisition (takeover) {Ans: purchase of the stock or other equity interests of an entity; all or a substantial amount of its assets}regulator {Ans: person or body that supervises a particular industry or business activity}holding company {Ans: company that has a controlling interest in one or more companies called subsidiaries, but is not usually involved in the operations of these subsidiaries}