acquirer
取得者
解説 Definition
企業や資産を買収・取得する者。M&Aにおいて対象企業を購入する側。
An acquirer is a person, company, or organization that gets or buys something, especially property, rights, or another business. It is often used in business, legal, and financial contexts. The word focuses on the one who obtains something.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず acquire を確実に押さえると覚えやすい。acquirer は acquire に人を表す -er が付いた形で、意味は 手に入れる人・取得する側。日常的な buyer より堅く、企業・資産・技術を取得する文脈でよく出る。特に M&A では target が買われる側、acquirer が買う側という対比で覚えると定着しやすい。acquisition は 取得・買収、acquiring company も近い仲間。
Start from `acquire`, then add `-er`, the common ending for a person or thing that does an action. So an `acquirer` is the side that gets or buys something. It is especially useful in business, where `acquirer` contrasts with `target` in an M&A deal.
例文
The acquirer offered a substantial premium over the current stock price.
取得者は現在の株価を大幅に上回るプレミアムを提示した。
As the acquirer of three smaller firms, the corporation doubled its market share.
3つの小規模企業の買収者として、その企業は市場シェアを倍増させた。
The acquirer conducted thorough due diligence before finalizing the deal.
取得者は取引を最終決定する前に徹底的なデューデリジェンスを行った。
acquirer の類義語・関連語
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acquirer の語源・成り立ち Etymology
acquirer はラテン語 acquirere に由来し、ad-「〜へ」+ quaerere「求める」が結び付いた語です。-er は「する人」を表し、acquire や inquire と同じく quaerere 系なので、「求めて手元に寄せる人」から「取得者」という意味になります。
"Acquirer" comes from "acquire" with the ending "-er," meaning a person who does something. "Acquire" goes back to Latin "acquirere," from "ad-" meaning "to" and "quaerere," meaning "seek" or "look for"; the same root appears in words like "inquire" and "query." The sense moved from seeking toward oneself to gaining or obtaining something.
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