{"id":1608,"date":"2016-10-31T14:48:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T18:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freelancinggig.com\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=1608"},"modified":"2016-10-31T14:48:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T18:48:03","slug":"white-knight","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.freelancinggig.com\/blog\/glossary\/white-knight\/","title":{"rendered":"White Knight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a class=\"glossaryLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freelancinggig.com\/blog\/glossary\/white-knight\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">White Knight<\/a> is an individual or entity that a Board of Directors will bring in to prevent a hostile takeover through purchasing the stock his or herself. 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