poison pill

• Eine Strategie oder Maßnahme, die ein Unternehmen für ein unerwünschtes Übernahmeangebot weniger attraktiv machen soll, meist indem die Übernahme für den Käufer verteuert oder unattraktiver gestaltet wird.

A strategy or measure used to make a company less attractive to an unwanted takeover bid, typically by making the acquisition more expensive or less desirable for the acquirer.

1. Corporate defense strategyC1formal

   A tactic used by a company to prevent a hostile takeover by making its stock less attractive to the acquirer.

   Giftpille

   • The board of directors adopted a poison pill to block the takeover bid.
   • Shareholders voted on whether to implement a poison pill strategy.
   • The poison pill provision made the acquisition too expensive for the rival firm.

2. Disastrous measureC1informal

   A plan or action that is intended to solve a problem but ends up causing more harm than good.

   Verhängnisvolle Maßnahme

   • The new policy turned out to be a poison pill for the company's reputation.
   • Accepting that deal would be a poison pill for our long-term goals.
   • His proposal was a poison pill that destroyed any chance of compromise.