vulture investor
Vulture Investor
1. In venture capital, an investor who buys a company with an excessive amount of debt in the hopes that streamlining and reorganization will make the company profitable. Vultures engage in a high risk, high reward type of investment.
2. An investor who buys an invention from the inventor. The term in this sense is slightly derogatory, as the vulture investor usually profits from the invention while the investor does not.
2. An investor who buys an invention from the inventor. The term in this sense is slightly derogatory, as the vulture investor usually profits from the invention while the investor does not.
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vulture investor
An investor who attempts to profit by buying debt of bankrupt or credit-impaired companies. Vulture investors are generally interested in the debt of problem companies that hold substantial tangible assets.
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