- white knight
- nouna company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover• Hypernyms: ↑company• Hyponyms: ↑white squire
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noun1. : one that comes to the rescue ; especially : a corporation invited to buy out a second corporation in order to prevent an unfriendly takeover by a third2. : one that champions a cause* * *
1. a hero who comes to the rescue.2. a beleaguered champion who fights heroically for a cause, as in politics.3. Informal. a company that comes to the rescue of another, as to prevent a takeover.[1890-95]* * *
white knight noun (stock exchange)A person who rescues a company from an unwanted takeover bid (cf ↑white squire)• • •Main Entry: ↑white* * *
a person or company that invests money in another company in order to prevent it being sold to a larger organization* * *
white knight,1. a political reformer or champion of a cause: »... white knights dealing with the joint evils of corruption and reaction (London Times).
2. U.S. Finance. a friendly bidder sought out by a company to outbid a hostile company that has made a tender offer for its control.* * *
n. a person or thing that comes to someone's aid■ a person or company making an acceptable counteroffer for a company facing a hostile takeover bid* * *
noun, pl ⋯ knights [count]: someone or something that rescues or saves another person or thing from a bad situation; especially : a company that buys a second company in order to prevent it from being taken over by a third company* * *
a person or an organization that rescues a company from being bought by another company at too low a price
Useful english dictionary. 2012.