crown jewel

crown jewel
A particularly profitable or otherwise particularly valuable corporate unit or asset of a firm. Often used in risk arbitrage. The most desirable entities within a diversified corporation as measured by asset value, earning power, and business prospects; in takeover attempts, these entities typically are the main objective of the acquirer and may be sold by a takeover target to make the rest of the company less attractive. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
See: scorched-earth policy. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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crown jewel UK US noun [C] (also jewel in the crown)
► the most important or valuable part of something, especially the product or part of a company, etc. that makes the most money: »

Dairy farming, long the crown jewel of Minnesota agriculture, is leaving the state at an alarming rate.

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The high-speed train will be the jewel in the crown of the transport system.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Crown jewel — A particularly profitable or otherwise particularly valuable corporate unit or asset of a firm. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * crown jewel UK US noun [C] (also jewel in the crown) ► the most important or valuable part of something,… …   Financial and business terms

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  • Crown Jewel Defense — In business, when a company is threatened with takeover, the crown jewel defense is a strategy in which the target company sells off its most attractive assets to a friendly third party or spin off the valuable assets in a separate entity.… …   Wikipedia

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