How to say "takeover" in Japanese

• 買収ばいしゅうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbUse this for 'takeover' as a business deal in which a company is bought — an acquisition or buy-out. The emphasis is on the purchase itself, and the word also covers acquisitions and purchases generally.
  ＧＥはレイク（株）かぶしきがいしゃを３０００万さんれいれいれいまんドルで買収ばいしゅうしたと発表はっぴょうした。↗

  GE announced the acquisition of the Lake company for $30 million.
• 乗っ取りのっとりCommon
  nounFits 'takeover' when the point is the seizing of control of a company or other organization rather than the purchase itself; it often suggests a hostile grab for control.

Choose 買収 when the takeover is essentially a purchase — an acquisition or buy-out of a company — and 「乗っ取り」 when the focus is on the seizing of control itself, often hostile.

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• 買収ばいしゅうacquisition (esp. corporate)
• 乗っ取りのっとりtakeover (of a company, etc.)
• テイクオーバーtakeover
• 吸収合併きゅうしゅうがっぺいmerger
• ジャックhijack