white knight

Noun

derogatory figuratively Internet informal

Japanese Meaning

（ビジネス）敵対的買収から救済するため、買収対象企業を救済する意図で買収提案を行う個人または法人 / （フィクション）英雄、救世主、正義の戦士など、困難な状況に立ち向かう正義の味方

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

会社が敵対的買収の申し出を受けたとき、取締役会は会社の独立性を守るために友好的買収者からの買収提案を歓迎した。

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Sense（1）

(business) An individual or corporation that intends to acquire another company in order to avert a hostile takeover.

Forget about one possible white knight for Potash. Vale, the big Brazilian mining company, denied on Monday afternoon that it was in talks to acquire the giant Canadian fertilizer company.

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Sense（2）

(fiction) A hero, savior, or righteous individual.

Sense（3）

(figuratively, derogatory) Someone who unnecessarily defends someone else.

Sense（4）

(informal, derogatory, Internet) A man who defends a woman in debate etc. in an attempt to gain her favour.

Sense（5）

A species of mushroom (Tricholoma album)

white knights

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