raiding

raiding definition - business

raiding

  1. An attempt to purchase a sufficient number of shares of a company's stock through a tender offer so that control of the target's operations can be taken away from its current management. Also called venture arbitrage.
  2. An attempt by a labor union to enroll workers who are members of a different union.

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