Killer bees (business)
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Killer bees are firms or individuals that are employed by a target company to fend off a takeover bid; these include investment bankers (primary), accountants, attorneys, tax specialists, etc. They aid by utilizing various anti-takeover strategies, thereby making the target company economically unattractive and acquisition more costly.
Examples of strategy implementation by third parties are poison pills, people pills, white knights, shark repellent, Pac-Man Defense, lobster traps, sandbags, whitemail, greenmail, and the macaroni defense.