学一学并购术语

国际市场上，大公司大企业的并购可算得上非常重要的事情。下面是一些有关并购事宜的专用词语，一起来看看吧，说不定哪天你就用上了呢。

1. merger¹ / acquisition：合并/收购

That company lives by mergers² and acquisitions. They just keep growing and growing.
那家公司靠合并和收购为生。他们在不断扩张。

2. takeover：接收/接管

I think that company is ripe for a takeover. They have great market share but they're in poor financial condition.
我觉得是时候接管那家公司了。虽然他们仍占有很高的市场份额，但他们的财务状况简直糟透了。

3. leveraged³ buyout：融资收购

That leveraged buyout was some smart thinking on your part. We diversified⁴ our product line and expanded our market share without laying out any cash.
那宗融资收购非常成功。你的主意真不错。通过这次收购，我们不但使生产线得以多元化，而且没花一分钱就扩大了市场份额。

4. crown jewel：拳头部门

In our lineup of health care products, the Cosmetics⁵ division is our crown jewel.
在我们生产卫生保健产品的一系列部门中，化妆品部是最具竞争力的拳头部门。

5. Saturday night special：周末特别收购

That announcement sure blindsided them. It was a Saturday night special and we caught them asleep at the wheel.
他们看了我们的公告肯定傻了眼。这真是一次典型的"周末特别收购"，我们乘他们熟睡时就控制了全局。

6. Sleeping Beauty：睡美人

I wonder which Prince Charming will court that Sleeping Beauty.
我在想到底哪位魅力王子想要娶睡美人（想收购那家前途无量的公司）。

7. shark watcher：预警员

They just hired a shark watcher to avoid sudden death.
他们刚聘请了一位预防收购的专家以防止在竞争中突然死亡。