noun
transferee company; acquiring company
Business and legal term for the company that receives assets, rights, or obligations in a transfer or merger.
合併契約では、譲受会社がすべての権利義務を引き継ぐ。
In the merger agreement, the transferee company takes over all rights and obligations.
事業譲渡の際、譲受会社は従業員の雇用を継続するかどうか検討する。
In a business transfer, the acquiring company considers whether to continue employing the workers.
Compound of 譲受 (ゆずりうけ, 'receiving by transfer') + 会社 (かいしゃ, 'company'). The reading ゆずりうけ is the noun form of the verb 譲り受ける (ゆずりうける, 'to receive by transfer').