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greenmailer

  • a word derived from greenmail.
    greenmail
    noun
    the 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.

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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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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