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.{{Cite web|last=Liberto|first=Daniel|title=Killer Bees Definition|url=https://www.investopedia.com/terms/k/killerbees.asp|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Investopedia|language=en}} 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. Corporations defend against these strategies using so-called 'shark repellents.'

Examples of strategy implementation by third parties are poison pills, people pills, white knights, white squires, Pac-Man defense, lobster traps, sandbagging, whitemail, and greenmail.