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A derogatory term for a particular type of investor in financially distressed assets.
A derogatory term for a particular type of investor in financially distressed assets.


The implication is that the vulture investor will benefit if the underlying business or borrower fails, and may even have a strategy of bringing about the failure of the business or other borrower.
The implication is that the vulture investor will benefit if the underlying business or borrower fails, and may even have an investment strategy of bringing about the failure of the business or other borrower.




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* [[Vulture fund]]
* [[Vulture fund]]


[[Category:Debt_Capital_Markets]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:Investment_Appraisal]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]

Latest revision as of 12:08, 6 October 2014

A derogatory term for a particular type of investor in financially distressed assets.

The implication is that the vulture investor will benefit if the underlying business or borrower fails, and may even have an investment strategy of bringing about the failure of the business or other borrower.


See also