"vulture capitalist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vulture capitalists [plural]
Etymology: Blend of vulture + venture capitalist Etymology templates: {{blend|en|vulture|venture capitalist}} Blend of vulture + venture capitalist Head templates: {{en-noun}} vulture capitalist (plural vulture capitalists)
  1. (derogatory, finance) A takeover artist who loads a venture up with debt while extracting capital for profit, making the firm go bankrupt. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Finance Related terms: vulture capitalism, angel investor, corporate raider, takeover artist, turnaround artist, venture capitalism Translations (takeover artist): 兀鷲投資者 (Chinese Mandarin), 兀鹫投资者 (wùjiù tóuzī zhě) (Chinese Mandarin), saalistajasijoittaja (Finnish)

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