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Sleeping Beauty
–noun
| 1. | a beautiful princess, the heroine of a popular fairy tale, awakened from a charmed sleep by the kiss of the prince who is her true love. |
| 2. | (italics ) the fairy tale itself. |
| 3. | (italics) a ballet (1889) by Tchaikovsky. |
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Sleeping Beauty
A company that is prime for takeover but has not been approached by an acquiring company.
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A company may be considered a sleeping beauty because it has large cash reserves, undervalued real estate, or huge potential.
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sleeping beauty
- A firm with valuable assets not effectively used by its management. Such a firm has high profit potential and value and is therefore a prime candidate for takeover.
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