An individual or entity attempting to acquire enough equity in a target company...

An individual or corporation that attempts to take control of a TARGET COMPANY by buying a controlling interest in its STOCK and installing new management.

someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

an item collector, he takes them off fallen enemies

Individual or corporate investor who intends to take control of a company (often ostensibly for greenmail) by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management. Raiders who accumulate 5% or more of the outstanding shares in the target company must report their purchases to the SEC, the exchange of listing, and the target itself. See: takeover.

Individual or corporation who purchases a controlling interest in a company's stock. The raider's purpose is to gain control of the target company and to instate new management. Accumulation of more than 5% of the target company's outstanding shares must be reported to the SEC, the exchange in which the target is listed, and the target itself. See: Takeover; Target Company

person or company that tries to obtain control of another company by buying its shares on the stock market.

An individual or organization who tries to take over a company by initiating a hostile takeover bid.