- Killer bees (business)
Killer bees are firms or individuals that are employed by a target company to fend off a
takeover bid; these includeinvestment banker s (primary), accountants, attorneys, tax specialists, etc. They aid by utilizing various anti-takeover strategies, thereby making the target company economically unattractive and acquisition more costly.Examples of strategy implementation by third parties are
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Economics
*Mergers and Acquisitions
*Microeconomics
*Takeover
*Industrial organization
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