261.经济学人-Slumbering serpents-4

261.经济学人-Slumbering serpents-4

Corporate raiders have plenty of reasons to bide their time.

Though hardly paragons of compassionate capitalism, they may fear a reputational hit if they are perceived as greedy while workers are being laid off.

They may struggle to value their targets accurately, given the collapse in revenues.

Their funds may face crisis-induced redemptions from investors, distracting their attention.

Whatever the causes, some of the most prolific are settling with their adversaries rather than stepping up aggressions.

A few days before the suspension of the Xerox-hp battle Mr Icahn gave up his fight reportedly aimed at removing the board of Occidental Petroleum, which he blames for approving a value-busting deal with Anadarko, a rival oil firm (he won the right to designate three directors instead).

The same month Elliott Management cited market turmoil as the reason for ending its long resistance in France to the takeover by Capgemini, a consultancy, of its smaller rival Altran, in which it held shares.

Activist Insight, a data gatherer, says the number of companies targeted by activists globally in the first quarter fell by 25% compared with the same period last year. It is expected to plummet further in coming months.

这是《经济学人》2020年4月刊的一篇文章'Slumbering serpents'第5段,共8句。

1、

{'raiders':'抢劫者'}

{'bide':'等待,停留'}

企业掠夺者有足够的理由来等候时机。

企业掠夺者:经常强行大量购买其他公司股份的个人或公司,以对其加以控制或高价出售赢利

2、

{'paragons':'完人,典范'}

{'compassionate':'adj.有同情心的'}

{'greedy':'贪婪的'}

尽管这不是具有同情之心的资本主义的典范,但如果在员工被解雇之际被视作是贪婪的,他们也会害怕名誉受损。

3、

{'collapse':'坍塌、崩溃'}

考虑到收入的暴跌,他们可能很难准确地评估自己的目标。

4、

{'redemptions':'n.拯救、赎回'}

{'distracting':'使分心'}

{'induced':'v.导致,催生'}

他们的基金面临危机催生的投资者赎回风险,这分散了他们的注意力。

5、

{'induced':''}

{'adversaries':'对手'}

{'aggressions':'n.好斗,侵略,攻击'}

不论是什么原因,与其争锋相对,那些有钱人更愿意与竞争者握手言和。

6、

{'suspension':'延期、暂缓'}

{'busting':'打破、摔碎'}

{'designate':'指定,委任'}

在施乐-惠普并购案推迟的前几天,据说Icahn先生放弃了他狙击西方石油公司(Occidental Petroleum)董事会的斗争,他谴责其批准与竞争对手阿纳达科石油公司(Anadarko)达成的价值破坏协议。(他获得了指定三名董事的权利)。

西方石油公司,成立于1920年,是美国跨国公司,综合性石油垄断企业,公司总部在洛杉矶。主要经营石油和天然气、化学产品、煤炭和农业等方面的业务。

阿纳达科石油公司(Anadarko Petroleum)是美国石油和天然气勘探公司,也是世界上最大的上市石油,天然气勘探和生产公司之一。

7、

{'cited':'提及(原因)}

{'turmoil':'n.骚动、焦虑'}

{'consultancy':'咨询公司'}

当月,Elliott Management提及,市场动荡是结束其对法国凯捷(Capgemini)对其规模较小的竞争对手Altran所持股份的长期抵制的原因。

凯捷管理顾问公司(英语:Capgemini,Euronext:CAP)总部设于法国巴黎,由法国企业家 Serge Kampf 于1967年创立,是一间全球性的资讯科技服务管理领导厂商。

8、

{'cited':'提及(原因)}

{'turmoil':'n.骚动、焦虑'}

{'consultancy':'咨询公司'}

数据收集者Activist Insight表示,第一季度全球激进主义者所针对的公司数量与去年同期相比下降了25%。预计在未来几个月会进一步下降

--总结--

【词汇部分】

{'raiders':'抢劫者'}

{'bide':'等待,停留'}

{'paragons':'完人,典范'}

{'compassionate':'adj.有同情心的'}

{'greedy':'贪婪的'}

{'collapse':'坍塌、崩溃'}

{'redemptions':'n.拯救、赎回'}

{'distracting':'使分心'}

{'induced':'v.导致,催生'}

{'induced':''}

{'adversaries':'对手'}

{'aggressions':'n.好斗,侵略,攻击'}

{'suspension':'延期、暂缓'}

{'busting':'打破、摔碎'}

{'designate':'指定,委任'}

{'cited':'提及(原因)}

{'turmoil':'n.骚动、焦虑'}

{'consultancy':'咨询公司'}

{'cited':'提及(原因)}

{'turmoil':'n.骚动、焦虑'}

{'consultancy':'咨询公司'}

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