A person or company making an unwelcome takeover bid for another company.
〔股票〕黑色骑士（指企图恶意收购另一公司的个人或公司）
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The black knight, of course, isn't the type to court a maiden with flowers but instead prefers a fast horse and a sack.
For 17 years, the media has made me the black knight, the scapegoat.
A white knight is a person who is asked to acquire a company as an alternative to an unwanted black knight, who is the investor initiating a hostile takeover bid.
Comcast has opened the door for possible black knights to appear too, in the form of Viacom, Liberty Media or even Microsoft.
With a black knight, the only thing you know they follow is the clink of coins…