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asset stripping
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asset stripping
The sale of selected assets of an acquired company generally for the purpose of raising money to pay off some of the debt incurred in financing the acquisition.


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But the workforce of 120 wanted to keep the ownership local, to avoid the risk of asset-stripping by an outside company or subsequent closure.
Workers' butterfly aims to start a whirlwind: how can enterprises ... by Smith, Michael / For A Change
Rather than providing incentives for wealth creation, privatization provided incentives for asset-stripping, with huge movements of capital abroad--$2 billion to $3 billion a month.
Joseph Stiglitz by Komisar, Lucy / The Progressive
Such an attempt would certainly be disastrous for those at the forefront of these organizations who hope to get rich quick through asset-stripping and arbitrage on a grand scale.
Post-communism: an infantile disorder by Sunley, Johnathan / The National Interest
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