Meanings of potential buyout in English

Some industry watchers expect a potential buyout of Cigna to be revived after Aetna's deal.

He named Pharmasset VRUS.O as another potential buyout target involved in development of hepatitis drugs.

Given Icahn's interest in the company, Take-Two is seen by many as a potential buyout target.

Kraft pointed to Fiserv Inc FISV.O and Lender Processing Services Inc LPS.N as potential buyout targets.

Nordstrom had trouble securing financing to back a potential buyout, dropping its sale efforts, Reuters reported last month.

Apple Inc has approached British Formula One team owner McLaren Technology Group for a strategic investment or a potential buyout.

Analysts have pegged Dick's Sporting Goods as a potential buyout target, in part because its share performance has lagged peers.

He said RIM remains a potential buyout target due to its proprietary messaging services, global subscriber base and strong patent portfolio.

Abramsky said RIM remains a potential buyout target due to its proprietary messaging services, global subscriber base and strong patent portfolio.

CSC Chief Executive Mike Lawrie is arguing that a potential buyout could benefit the company as its turnaround continues, Bloomberg said.

Deliberations over a potential buyout are at an early stage, and it remains unclear if a bid will materialize for Safeway.

Sara Lee Corp SLE.N, which has a market value of $11 billion, has also emerged as a potential buyout target.

Retzlaff held informal talks with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners over a potential buyout, the Wall Street Journal reported last month.

It has lost about $1 billion in market cap since reports about the potential buyout first came out in late July.

Allscripts said last week it was evaluating strategic alternatives following potential buyout interest and has enlisted Citigroup Inc to assist with the process.

But other than a potential buyout of Time Warner Cable and possibly Vodafone, the cupboard for those types of deals looks fairly bare.