proxy fight

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   a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced

   Broadertakeover attempt

Questions about proxy fight

What does proxy fight mean?

proxy fight means "a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced".

Is proxy fight a common word?

proxy fight is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.