a white knight



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.
See also: knight, white

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ZacheryZAK-ə-reeEnglish
LolaLO-lah (Spanish), LO-lə (English)Spanish, English
RÍAn-Irish
Josefinaho-se-FEE-nah (Spanish), zhoo-zə-FEE-nə (Portuguese), yoo-se-FEE-nah (Swedish)Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish
Jirair-Armenian
Kawehi-Hawaiian