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PROXY FIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does proxy fight mean?
• PROXY FIGHT (noun)
The noun PROXY FIGHT has 1 sense:
1. a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced
Familiarity information: PROXY FIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("proxy fight" is a kind of...):
takeover attempt (an attempt to take control of a corporation)
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