Cerberus
noun
Cer·ber·us
ˈsər-b(ə-)rəs 
: a 3-headed dog that in Greek mythology guards the entrance to Hades
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In Greek mythology, wolfsbane grew from the saliva of Cerberus.
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Laura Murphy, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
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—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
Carvana is accused of hiding dealings with Cerberus Capital Management, a $60 billion (assets) private equity firm that counts former Vice President Dan Quayle (a Carvana board member) and new Trump Administration appointee Stephen Feinberg among its leadership.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
There was some thought given to combining Trump, Rogan and Musk into a kind of Cerberus of irresponsibility who separately and together impacted the news in outsized ways.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
The biggest shareholder was the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, which owns more than 26% of the shares and has four nominees on the company’s board of directors.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Nonetheless, Cerberus realized a profit of seven hundred and ninety million dollars from its investment in Steward.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
Wall Street investment firm Cerberus Capital Management, Vanguard, BlackRock and billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate are the top owners of Kroger shares.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Feinberg, co-CEO of Cerberus Capital Management, is a longtime political supporter who has investments in defense companies that maintain lucrative government contracts.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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Laura Murphy, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
Read More: The Origins of Cerberus, and What the Three-Headed Dog Represents
4.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
Carvana is accused of hiding dealings with Cerberus Capital Management, a $60 billion (assets) private equity firm that counts former Vice President Dan Quayle (a Carvana board member) and new Trump Administration appointee Stephen Feinberg among its leadership.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
There was some thought given to combining Trump, Rogan and Musk into a kind of Cerberus of irresponsibility who separately and together impacted the news in outsized ways.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
The biggest shareholder was the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, which owns more than 26% of the shares and has four nominees on the company’s board of directors.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Nonetheless, Cerberus realized a profit of seven hundred and ninety million dollars from its investment in Steward.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
Wall Street investment firm Cerberus Capital Management, Vanguard, BlackRock and billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate are the top owners of Kroger shares.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Feinberg, co-CEO of Cerberus Capital Management, is a longtime political supporter who has investments in defense companies that maintain lucrative government contracts.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Cerberus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cerberus. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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