dawn raids
Early morning busts
Dawn raids are surprise early-morning operations, typically by law enforcement or regulatory authorities, to search premises and seize evidence before subjects can hide or destroy it.
The term also applies in business contexts to the rapid acquisition of a company's shares at market opening, often as the first move in a hostile takeover attempt.
Regulators conducted dawn raids on several banks suspected of rate manipulation.
The corporate raider launched a dawn raid to accumulate a significant stake before the board could respond.
- arrestsLawful detentions by police
- policeCivil law enforcement
- early morningFirst hours of day
- rushQuick sudden movement
- takeoversGaining control of companies
bang · bid rigging · apprehension · alarm · operation · crackdown · knock on door · seizure · enforcement · surprise attack · breaking news · door · Federal Trade Commission · sweep · roundups · search · European Commission · sunrise
- antitrustantitrust, price fixing, cartel, collusion, antitrust laws