What does Poison Pill mean?
A defensive strategy used by a target company to prevent or discourage a hostile takeover by making its stock less attractive.
The board implemented a poison pill strategy to make a hostile takeover prohibitively expensive.
Poison Pill in German, French, Spanish and Italian
GermanGiftpille
also Abwehrmaßnahme gegen Übernahmen
Eine Methode, um eine Firmenübernahme extrem teuer zu machen.
FrenchPilule empoisonnée
Stratégie de défense pour décourager un acquéreur hostile.
SpanishPíldora venenosa
Táctica para evitar adquisiciones forzosas diluyendo el valor.
ItalianPillola avvelenata
also Poison pill
Misura difensiva per scoraggiare scalate ostili.
Common phrases with Poison Pill
- adopt poison pill
- implement poison pill
- trigger poison pill
Synonyms and opposites for Poison Pill
- Synonym Shareholder rights plan