The company is rumoured to be a takeover target.

这家公司据传是并购的对象。

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Looking at this prospect, some suggest that BP could become a takeover target.

展望这一前景，有些人认为，英国石油公司能够成为一个收购目标。

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Meanwhile the collapse in the share price has lead to speculation that BP may become a takeover target.

同时，因股价的崩盘，有推测称英国石油公司可能会沦为收购对象。

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Boards always want to keep their price of a share up because if it starts to decline, the company could become a takeover target; it's viewed as a failure etc., etc.

董事们想将股价维持在高水准上,因为股价一旦下滑,公司很可能会成为收购目标,被人看做是决策失误等等

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The Tiffany premium is long-standing because the company is viewed a potential takeover target.

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Normally, a rumored takeover target enjoys a bounce in its stock price, but not Lehman Brothers.

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That made the company less attractive as a takeover target once it got in trouble.

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