Tho it could happen with a telly-related concern on the buying side... Acquihire (AK' wi hai er): *v. or n.* buy(ing) out ((of) a company) primarily for the skills and expertise of its staff, rather than for its products or services.
Recent use: Shehzad Daredia and Stefan Gomez, principals of short-lived digital-music startup Bop.fm, end up in significant jobs at unrelated LifeLock, the identity-theft protection firm (whose ads pollute talk radio)... *Variety* <http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/bop-fm-shutting-down-acquisition-1201629702/> (link) B -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.