vulture fund

vulture fund definition - finance
A fund that is started by a group of investors who intend to purchase distressed assets at a fraction of their value. The assets may be businesses, debt, or real estate.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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