vulture fund
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vulture fund — ➔ fund1 * * * vulture fund UK US noun [C] DISAPPROVING FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► an investment fund that buys shares cheaply in companies that are failing in order to take control, improve their performance, and so make money: »The vulture funds… … Financial and business terms
vulture fund — noun An investment based on mainly hostile bids for poorly performing companies • • • Main Entry: ↑vulture … Useful english dictionary
Vulture fund — As the name suggests, these funds are metaphorically vultures patiently circling, waiting to pick over the remains of a rapidly weakening company or, in the case of sovereign debt, debtor. Market practitioners prefer to refer to them as… … Wikipedia
vulture fund — An investment fund which speculates in companies or real estate holdings that have declined significantly in value. ► “MK is in the humbling position of being wholly at the mercy of its lenders, many of which now are vulture fund BOTTOM FISHERS … American business jargon
Vulture Fund — A fund that buys securities in distressed investments, such as high yield bonds in or near default, or equities that are in or near bankruptcy. Even highly leveraged firms may be targeted if there is a chance that the owners will not be able to… … Investment dictionary
vulture fund — /ˈvʌltʃə fʌnd/ (say vulchuh fund) noun a fund that takes advantage of a company which is in a weakened state due to failed investments or inability to make debt repayments, by buying up their debts cheaply and forcing the company to repay with… …
fund — A fiscal and accounting entity with a self balancing set of accounts in which cash and other financial resources, all related liabilities and residual equities, or balances, and charges therein, are recorded and segregated to carry on specific… … Financial and business terms
Vulture (disambiguation) — A vulture is a scavenging bird.Vulture may also refer to: * Vulture (TV show), a weekly Australian television show * The Vulture (film), a film by Yaky Yosha * Vulture (music band), the translated name of Voltor, a hardcore ska ban from Land of… … Wikipedia
The Peregrine Fund — Founded in 1970 The Peregrine Fund is a non profit organization that conserves threatened and endangered birds of prey. The successful recovery in the United States of the Peregrine Falcon, which was removed from the U.S. Endangered Species List… … Wikipedia
Meirion Jones — is a British journalist working as Investigations Producer on the BBC Two Newsnight programme. In 2010 he won the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Daniel Pearl Award for his investigation of the dumping of Trafigura’s toxic… … Wikipedia
