vulture fund
noun[C]
FINANCE,STOCK MARKETdisapprovingukusaninvestmentfundthatbuyssharescheaplyincompaniesthat arefailinginorderto takecontrol,improvetheirperformance, and so makemoney:
Thevulturefundsarelookingforquickexitsaftershort-termgains.
aninvestmentfundthatbuysapoorcountry'sdebtand thentakeslegalactionto get thecountrytopayit:
Vulturefundsarethreateningtheeconomiesof some of the world'spoorestcountries.