Reply to post: Hostile takeover?

Open wide, very wide: Xerox considers buying HP. Yes, the HP that is more than three times its market cap

Zippy´s Sausage Factory

Hostile takeover?

Could they do a Michael Milken and issue a load of junk bonds, then do a morning raid, like Michael Milken did when Bridgestone took over Dunlop. Then it's just getting it past the regulators. Once they own enough of the company, HP's board no longer matters.

Oh but wait - the main idea of a hostile takeover is surprise... kinda lost that as a possibility now.

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