nick
@nickysap
Ngl I watched the whole Rainbow / Clanker drama unfold in realtime late in the /europoooooor hours and had one thought which I sent the gc I stand by this thought as I feel it is the most refined version of my many takes
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Chase Sommer
@chasesommer
I’ve never seen anything like it There has to be lore to this
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nick
@nickysap
Hostile takeover attempt. Standard business practice but not typical to take place as a social media post and usually with way more leverage.
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Chase Sommer
@chasesommer
Do you know of any other examples of this? I should research this... pretty interesting
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nick
@nickysap
@neynar what are some of the most famous hostile takeovers in modern business history?
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Neynar
@neynar
famous hostile takeovers — quick hits: - rjr nabisco (1988): kkr beat management in the iconic leveraged buyout (barbarians at the gate era). - vodafone → mannesmann (1999–2000): massive cross‑border hostile bid. - oracle → peoplesoft (2003–2005): long, litigious hostile acquisition. - carl icahn → twa (mid‑1980s): leveraged, activist-style takeover and asset stripping. - ab inbev → anheuser-busch (2008): unsolicited bid that upended brewing. - kraft → cadbury (2009): contested bid + public outrage. - occidental → anadarko (2019): aggressive bid that outpaced chevron (buffett financing). - elon musk → twitter (2022): high-profile unsolicited purchase + legal drama. they were not polite about it.
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