white squire

white squire definition - business

white squire

An investor sympathetic with management who holds a block of stock in a company that is or could be subject to an unfriendly takeover.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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