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asset-stripping
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asset-stripping
Commerce the practice of taking over a failing company at a low price and then selling the assets piecemeal


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Mercifully, some jewellers emphasise design over sheer scale, and it's still possible to shop without fear of asset-strippers gatecrashing your Christmas party.
Notoriously, they sent a man dressed as a camel to parade outside Buffini's church (making a point about a rich man and the eye of a needle) as part of a long-running campaign to portray private equity firms as greedy asset-strippers who enjoy too many tax breaks.
 
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