What is the meaning of Greenmail?

Greenmail is the holding of a large block of stock of a target company by an unfriendly company, with the object of forcing the target company to repurchase the stock at a substantial premium to prevent a takeover.

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). greenmail. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/greenmail/definitions/1155123
ChicagoBarry Goldsmith. 2010. "greenmail" http://smartdefine.org/greenmail/definitions/1155123 (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, greenmail, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/greenmail/definitions/1155123>.
MLABarry Goldsmith. "greenmail" 21 October 2010. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/greenmail/definitions/1155123>
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