Ed Miliband has declared war on "predatory, asset-stripping" companies, in his speech to the Labour conference.

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Judge Nicholas Wood said Casey had taken part in "cynical, sophisticated, heartless asset-stripping".

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The nature of Bain Capital has been hotly debated for months, with opponents accusing it of asset-stripping, vulture capitalism and sacking workers to make a quick buck.

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He drew a distinction between genuine wealth creators like Rolls Royce - which, he said, should be championed and encouraged - and "asset-stripping predators" such as Southern Cross care homes.

BBC: Labour conference: Miliband war on 'fast buck' society

Lawyers for IBRC argued that the assignment was a sham, part of an asset-stripping exercise carried out at a massive undervalue and not worth the paper it was written on.

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Ireland is reeling today with the news that its richest businessman, the bankrupt former multibillionaire Sean Quinn is being sent to jail for contempt of court for neither deceasing nor fully revealing a Byzantine web of offshore asset- stripping maneuvers reaching from Russia to Belize.

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Asset stripping is rarely the best long-term strategy.

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