"A ___ occurs when one company makes a successful bid to assume control of or acquire another. ... [They] are also commonly done through the merger and acquisition process" (From Investopedia)
takeover
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Right from the __, the film was clearly never going to make it onto the big screen. Firstly, the plot touched on excessively controversial topics. Then, on the first day of shooting, the lead fell seriously ill. Other problems followed...
