porcupine provision
English Thesaurus
1. a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts (noun.act)
hypernym | : | measure, step, |
definition | : | any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | golden parachute, |
definition | : | giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | greenmail, |
definition | : | (corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | pac-man strategy, |
definition | : | the target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | poison pill, |
definition | : | the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | safe harbor, |
definition | : | the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | scorched-earth policy, |
definition | : | the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels (noun.act) |
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