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corporate raider

American

noun

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

corporate raider British

noun

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

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corporate raider

Ford made his name investing in distressed or undervalued banks, often alongside famed corporate raider Ronald Perelman, and then flipping them for a big profit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

“The Grave Dancer” became a successful corporate raider, taking over radio stations, trailer parks, barges, wire and cable factories and garbage-fueled power plants.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2023

He rose to fame in the 1980s as a so-called corporate raider who forced changes at companies like Trans World Airlines and RJR Nabisco.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2023

Nevertheless, Rennert, who made his fortune as a corporate raider in the '80s and '90s, got a $2,400 check from the government.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2021

The white-shoe law firms would call in Flom as well whenever some corporate raider made a run at one of their establishment clients.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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