auction
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In the years after the financial crisis, Wall Street firms, private-equity managers and other institutional investors bought tens of thousands of single-family homes, often in bulk at foreclosure auctions.
The forced auction was a lengthy process that pitted Amber Energy against one other contender, Gold Reserves Ltd., a creditor of Venezuela that had its gold- and copper-mining assets expropriated.
From MarketWatch
A U.S. judge eventually forced an auction of Citgo so the proceeds could flow to creditors of the Venezuelan government.
From MarketWatch
Paramount found itself on the auction block two years ago, in part, because of the weight of its struggling cable channels, including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and MTV.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Kimura, who has been dubbed the Tuna King, is known to bid high for bluefin tuna at new year's auctions.
From BBC
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