dawn raid
1dawn raid — noun A stock market operation in which a large proportion of a company s shares are suddenly bought, often in anticipation of a takeover bid • • • Main Entry: ↑dawn dawn raid see under ↑dawn • • • Main Entry: ↑raid * * * dawn raid UK US noun …
2dawn raid — dawn raids 1) N COUNT If police officers carry out a dawn raid, they go to someone s house very early in the morning to search it or arrest them. Thousands of pounds worth of drugs were seized in dawn raids yesterday. 2) N COUNT If soldiers carry …
3dawn raid — 1) This term has two potential meanings: • In the context of UK takeovers, an attempt by a potential bidder to acquire a significant stake in a target in the market in a short space of time as the market opens. • In the context of competition law …
4dawn raid — n an attack or operation by soldiers or police that happens very early in the morning …
5dawn raid — noun count a military or police attack made at the beginning of the day, so that the people being attacked will not be prepared for it …
6Dawn raid — A dawn raid is a visit by the police, immigration officers or other officials in the early morning, hoping to use the element of surprise to arrest targets that they think may resist arrest, be politically sensitive, or simply be elsewhere during …
7dawn raid — A term of British origin used to describe the purchase of all available shares of a target company at the market s open by a raider. A dawn raid is a surprise technique that allows the raider to gain a substantial share of the target company… …
8Dawn Raid — A dawn raid is an early morning police or immigration agency operation.Dawn Raid may also refer to: *Dawn Raid Entertainment, a New Zealand record label specialising in hip hop …
9Dawn Raid — When a firm or investor buys a substantial number of shares in a company first thing in the morning when the stock markets open. Because the bidding company builds a substantial stake in its target at the prevailing stock market price, the… …
10dawn raid — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dawn raid : singular dawn raid plural dawn raids a military or police attack made at the beginning of the day, so that the people being attacked will not be prepared for it …
