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  1. In business, the acquisition by one company
  2. of a sufficient number of shares in another
  3. company to have effective control of that
  4. company - usually 51%, although a controlling
  5. stake may be as little as 30%. Takeovers may
  6. be agreed or contested; methods employed
  7. include the dawn raid, and methods of
  8. avoiding an unwelcome takeover include
  9. reverse takeover or inviting a white knight
  10. to make a takeover bid.
  11.