1
: a horse or a figure like a horse behind which a hunter stalks game
2
: something used to mask a purpose
3
: a candidate put forward to divide the opposition or to conceal someone's real candidacy
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Records show Indicate Capital submitted stalking horse bids multiple times in recent weeks, only to pull them and ask that an auction be pushed two weeks out.
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Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
These firms are the stalking horse bidders, and the completion of asset sales is subject to higher and better offers.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
Previously, one of its affiliates provided the troubled airline with debtor-in-possession financing while another — Argentum Acquisitions LLC — became a stalking horse bidder whose $5.775 million offer prevailed after Silver did not attract any qualified rival bids.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Alcon entered as a stalking horse bidder soon after Village Roadshow went bankrupt filing.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 18 June 2025
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Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
These firms are the stalking horse bidders, and the completion of asset sales is subject to higher and better offers.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
Previously, one of its affiliates provided the troubled airline with debtor-in-possession financing while another — Argentum Acquisitions LLC — became a stalking horse bidder whose $5.775 million offer prevailed after Silver did not attract any qualified rival bids.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025
Alcon entered as a stalking horse bidder soon after Village Roadshow went bankrupt filing.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 18 June 2025
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“Stalking horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stalking%20horse. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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