# der Börsenmantel

der Börsenmantel is a German noun meaning “listed shell”. Forms: des Börsenmantels, die Mäntel.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Börsenmantels
- Plural: die Mäntel

## Meanings

1. listed shell, shell company (a legally shell corporation that is already listed on a stock exchange but has no active business operations, often used for a reverse takeover or SPAC)
   - Durch die Fusion mit einem Börsenmantel sparte sich das Unternehmen das aufwendige IPO-Verfahren. — By merging with a listed shell, the company avoided the costly IPO process.

## Examples

- Ich hole unsere Mäntel an der Garderobe ab. — I'll get our coats from the cloakroom.
- Wir zogen unsere Mäntel an. — We put on our coats.
- Wir haben unsere Mäntel angezogen. — We put on our coats.
- Sie haben ihre Mäntel nicht hinter die Tür gehängt. — They didn't hang their coats behind the door.
- Sie hängten ihre Mäntel hinter die Tür. — They hung their coats behind the door.

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