If you own a company you can do what you want with it, so I'm not sure the term 'corporate raid' always applies. And yes - as part of the acquisition, it's usu

If you own a company you can do what you want with it, so I'm not sure the term 'corporate raid' always applies. And yes - as part of the acquisition, it's usually loaded up with debt, which is the weird reason why a company should always take on debt (if they are cash flush, then 'raiders' can borrow money to buy the company and load up up with debt since there is room for it). If you mean 'reputation' - well - yes, if you sell to a known 'raider' well, then they'll do as they please. As far as 'spending on their own interests' - well that actually can create problems as minority shareholders can sue.