raid

raid
raid raid [reɪd] noun [countable] FINANCE
an occasion when someone suddenly buys a lot of shares in a company, usually as part of an attempt to take control of it:
raid on

• In a successful raid on Emhart Corp., the Fisher-Getty partnership earned a $50 million investment profit.

ˈbear raid FINANCE
an occasion when someone suddenly sells a lot of shares in a particular company in order to bring down prices
ˌdawn ˈraid FINANCE
an occasion when someone buys a lot of shares in a company in the first few minutes of the day's trading, in an attempt to get control of it:

• A dawn raid allows the build-up of a significant stake in a target company within a matter of hours, giving the board of the target company little time to react or advise its shareholders.

* * *

raid UK US /reɪd/ noun [C] STOCK MARKET
an attempt to take control of a company by buying a lot of its shares: »

He helped build one of Britain's biggest conglomerates during the 1980s with a series of daring corporate raids.

a raid on sth »

So far, it has not decided what it will do to stop a raid on its shares.

See also BEAR RAID(Cf. ↑bear raid), DAWN RAID(Cf. ↑dawn raid)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат
Synonyms:
, , , , (especially of mounted men)


Look at other dictionaries:

  • raid — raid …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • RAID — ist ein Akronym für engl. „Redundant Array of Independent Disks“, also „Redundante Anordnung unabhängiger Festplatten“ (ursprünglich engl. „Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks“; deutsch „Redundante Anordnung kostengünstiger Festplatten“; was aus …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • RAID 5 — RAID (informatique) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Raid. En informatique, le mot RAID désigne une technologie permettant de stocker des données sur de multiples disques durs afin d améliorer, en fonction du type de RAID choisi, la tolérance… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Raid 5 — RAID (informatique) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Raid. En informatique, le mot RAID désigne une technologie permettant de stocker des données sur de multiples disques durs afin d améliorer, en fonction du type de RAID choisi, la tolérance… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • raid — [ rɛd ] n. m. • 1864; mot angl., var. écossaise de l a. angl. rad (angl. mod. road « route ») 1 ♦ Opération militaire éclair, menée loin en territoire ennemi. ⇒ commando, descente, incursion (cf. Coup de main). Attaque aérienne. « Il y avait… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • RAID — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Raid — 〈[ rɛıd] m. 6〉 1. 〈bes. Mil.〉 Überfall, Überraschungsangriff 2. 〈Wirtsch.〉 Aufkauf von Aktien, um die Kontrolle über ein Unternehmen zu erlangen, feindliche Übernahme 3. 〈Sp.〉 Wettbewerb im Motorsport [engl., „Beutezug, Überfall“] * * * RAID  … …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Raid — (englisch für „Razzia“/„Überfall“/„Raubzug“) steht für: Raid (Militäraktion), einen Anglizismus für militärische Kommandounternehmen Raid (Computerspiel), einen Fachbegriff aus dem Bereich Computerspiele Raid (Insektenspray), einen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Raid — or RAID may refer to:* RAID (Redundant Array of Independent/Inexpensive Disks), a system of multiple hard drives for sharing or replicating data. * RAID (NGO) (Rights Accountability in Development), a UK based NGO which seeks to promote corporate …   Wikipedia

  • raid — RÁID, raiduri, s.n. 1. Incursiune rapidă de nave sau de avioane făcută (individual sau în grup) în spaţiul unei ţări străine, în scopuri militare. 2. Deplasare de avioane, de nave sau (înv.) de trupe, în scopul unor recunoaşteri, al unor… …   Dicționar Român

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”