asset-stripper
noun [ C ] disapproving uk/ˈæs.etˌstrɪp.ər/ us/ˈæs.etˌstrɪp.ɚ/
资产倒卖者，指低价买进经营不善的公司，然后通过拆分出售其资产而获利的人，
a person or company that buys an unsuccessful company cheaply and sells its assets (= something valuable belonging to a person or organization) separately at a profit
Strategic investors are regarded by small investors as unethical asset-strippers. 小股民视战略投资者为无良资产倒卖者。
The employees learned of plans to sell a major manufacturing plant to an asset-stripper. 一家大型制造厂的员工得知有计划将工厂出售给资产倒卖者。
See: asset-stripping
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- The complete liquidation of companies which were healthy retailers when they were bought is fuelling accusations that private equity players are asset-strippers of the worst sort.
- He was one of the most feared asset-strippers on either side of the Atlantic.
- Despite their early reputation as asset-strippers, private equity firms increasingly help companies to maximize their long-term value.