Payoff given to a potential acquirer by a company targeted for a takeover. In most cases, the targeted company buys back its shares at a significantly higher price. In reciprocation for selling the shares back, the suitor agrees to end the attempted takeover.
Greenmail Payment
| Accounting Dictionary: Greenmail Payment |
| 5min Related Video: Greenmail Payment |
Learn More
 | greenmail (in finance, business) |
| Unocal Corp. v. Mesa Petroleum Co. |
| Unocal Corporation |
 | What is payment slip? Read answer... |
| What is custom payment? Read answer... |
| What is the balance of payment? Read answer... |
Help us answer these
 | Is payment to maid a transfer payment? |
| Payment of electronic payment system? |
| Can you reduce your monthly mortgage payment with a large payment. I think it's called a payment modification? |
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
 |
 | Accounting Dictionary. Dictionary of Accounting Terms. Copyright © 2005 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more |
Related answers
- What is payment?
- What is the payment?
- Will you have two payments such as a mortgage payment and a equity payment?
- What are staggered payments?
ADVERTISEMENT
