a white knight

someone who gives money to a company in order to prevent it from being bought by another company Hope is fading that a white knight will appear to stop the takeover bid.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Voitto	VOYT-to	Finnish
Cash	KASH	English
Alasdair	['æləsdə]
Midge	MIJ	English (Rare)
Emmett	['emit]
Milodrag	-	Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)