white-knight

Rumours are circulating of a white-knight bidder emerging to rescue Full Tilt outside the US, but that almost certainly depends on an agreement being reached with the DoJ and could also require a sizeable investment.

America's online poker fans down to their last card 2011

Sisu is considered a pariah by some fans but if the Sky Blues did slip into administration the picture would be bleaker still: what white-knight investor would seek to pick up a club whose only assets are the expensive player contracts?

Fifa faces investigation into Burma business deal 2011

Reuters The company that runs the Three Gorges Dam is being viewed as a white-knight investor.

China Gorges on Europe's Energy Assets Wayne Ma 2011

Now, the company that runs it is being welcomed as a white-knight investor.

China Gorges on Europe's Energy Assets Wayne Ma 2011

Although these revelations have surprised, and maybe frustrated, some fans, Charles appreciates that Will is "not just some white-knight alternative" to Peter.

The Good Wife's Josh Charles: Will Has a "Deep Love" for Alicia 2011

PLC killed speculation Tuesday that it was looking for a white-knight investor to take a large stake in the company, saying it won't issue new equity to raise money to cover the costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

BP Won't Issue New Equity to Cover Spill Costs 2010

Last summer, the brilliant digital Rupert even emerged as a potential white-knight in the Microsoft-Yahoo struggle: He would merge MySpace into Yahoo and save Yahoo from Microsoft's clutches ... as long as Yahoo agreed to value MySpace at something like $10 billion.

Henry Blodget: Murdoch's MySpace Is Probably Pretty Much Worthless 2009

If that bibblical implosion does occur, HRC can always ride in as that proverbial "white-knight" at the Convention in August.

Hillary Closes To Within Three Points In Gallup National Tracking Poll 2009

"Given the pressure on the industry now, I would expect that more firms could dissolve in 2009 or seek a white-knight merger," says Terry Conner, managing partner of Dallas-based Haynes and Boone LLP, which so far appears to be faring better than many firms.

Recession Batters Law Firms, Triggering Layoffs, Closings 2009

MyRichUncle was an intriguing startup student loan company with an innovative, white-knight approach when I wrote about them in the 2006 Fast Company 50.

Anya Kamenetz: MyRichUncle is Out of Cash 2009