corporate raider

American  

noun

1. a person who seizes control of a company, as by secretly buying stock and gathering proxies.

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corporate raider British  

noun

1. finance a person or organization that acquires a substantial holding of the shares of a company in order to take it over or to force its management to act in a desired way

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Etymology

Origin of corporate raider

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

It has also launched a service called the Department of Superior Dishes, which allows businesses to send corporate gifts from popular spots such as New York cheesecake maker Junior’s and Chicago deep-dish pizza restaurant Giordano’s.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021

Mr. Obama, for instance, banned corporate gifts altogether in 2009 and capped individual gifts at $50,000 before easing restrictions in 2013.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2020

Bottled in 1986, they were given as corporate gifts to the distillery's "most valued" customers.

From BBC • May 18, 2018

The program’s annual budget of less than $100,000 is funded by private donations, grants and corporate gifts.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2015

Almost all organisations are underfunded and scrabble around for corporate gifts, competing with each other.

From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2010