greenmailer
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a word derived from
greenmail.
greenmailnounthe practice of buying a large block of a company's stock in order to force a rise in stock prices or an offer by the company to repurchase that block of stock at an inflated price to thwart a possible takeover bid.
Example Sentences
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Though portrayed as a reckless greenmailer, Mr. Pickens earned almost $900 million for himself and his allies by selling their shares in the three companies in the aftermath of the takeover bids.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2019
Many critics have labeled Pickens a greenmailer, a charge he hotly denies.
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Pickens denies being a greenmailer, saying that he made a sincere bid to take over Phillips and that all company shareholders will benefit from his actions because the value of their stock will rise.
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That kind of scorched-earth policy may save the jobs of top management, but it does not help investors, who see the greenmailer make a huge profit while their shares decline in value.
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If they did not like the existing management, they could vote down the repurchase and give the greenmailer a chance to take over the company.
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