Porcupine provision and Safe harbor

Porcupine provision

Porcupine provision noun - A measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts.

Safe harbor and porcupine provision are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Safe harbor" with "Porcupine provision", this phrases are similar.

Safe harbor

Safe harbor noun - The target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive.
Usage example: the acquisition gave the company a safe harbor
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Synonyms for Safe harbor

Porcupine provision and safe harbor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Porcupine provision" instead a noun phrase "Safe harbor".

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