Lord Mandelson has warned Kraft, the US food conglomerate, to expect “huge opposition” from the government if it wants to make “a fast buck” from its hostile £10bn bid for Cadbury.
fast buck=〈米俗〉楽してもうけた金、あぶく銭
fast buck project=手っ取り早くもうかる[金を稼げる]プロジェクト
例題:・Money went into fast buck projects in urban areas rather than long-term industrial investments in the hinterlands. 金は、内陸地域の産業に対する長期的投資よりも、手っ取り早くもうかる都市部のプロジェクトにつぎ込まれた。
In a surprise attack on the day Kraft published a formal document outlining the terms of its offer for the chocolate maker, the business secretary told reporters he was against “asset-stripping” and any decisions that would damage Cadbury.
a formal document outlining the terms of its offer この英語表現は使えますね。
買収条件の概略を明示した公式書類
asset-stripping =【名】〔会社買収による〕資産剥奪
“We expect long-term commitment, not short-term profit, to rule,” he said in Birmingham, the company’s birthplace.