definiens: means any proposal or offer ( or any communication or affirmation in support of anypreviously made proposal or offer ) from any third party relating to, or that would be expected to lead to : ( i ) any direct orindirect acquisition or purchase, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of assets ( including equity securities ofany Subsidiary of Parent or the Company, as applicable ) or businesses that constitute 20 % or more of the revenues, netincome or assets of Parent or the Company, as applicable, and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or 20 % or more of any classof equity securities of Parent or the Company, as applicable, or any Subsidiary, ( ii ) any tender offer or exchange offer that ifconsummated would result in any Person beneficially owning 20 % or more of any class of equity securities of Parent or theCompany, as applicable, or ( iii ) any merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, joint venture, share exchange or similar transaction involving Parent or the Company, as applicable, or any of its Subsidiaries