Hostile Takeover Cartoon

The world of business has some interesting language. One day, I heard about one corporation going after another. This led to an idea for a hostile takeover cartoon.

As I am updating this, Elon Musk is in the news because he wants to buy out Twitter. It’s the big business news of early 2022. The term, hostile takeover, had dominated the news for the last couple of weeks. Who knows what news item inspired me in 2010. Was it when Kraft Foods decided to go after Cadbury? Considering how I love chocolate, that could have piqued my interest!

The problem with aggressive acts, whether countries or corporations, is that there is going to be a lot of collateral damage. Will there be any infrastructure left? Is a damaged company worth the effort? Only the aggressor knows.

Why Hostile Takeovers Rarely Work

One thing is for sure, a hostile takeover will ruin morale at the threatened company. Businesses are successful because of their workforce. If a company is a subject of a takeover, it is less likely the subjected company will be the same before the merger as opposed to after.

Therefore, a hostile takeover can be an example of killing the goose that laid the golden eggs. When the dust clears, and the larger company owns the smaller one, there may not be much left to salvage. So it is really worth it?

A hostile takeover has sounded immature to me. It’s as if there is a fight on the playground. The one with the biggest toys or liquid assets wins! All this talk about hostility can get us anxious. Hopefully, this hostile takeover cartoon will give you a little comic relief.

Editor’s Note: I originally published this blog on October 6, 2015. I revamped and updated it for timeliness and comprehensiveness.