definiens: means any of ( i ) a transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which any person ( or group of persons ) or its or th eir equityholders, other than the Company and its subsidiaries ( such person ( or group of persons ) or its or their equityholders, a ), acquires or would acquire, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership ( as defined in Rule 13d -3 unde r the Exchange Act ) of 20 % or more of the issued and outstanding Parent Common Shares or securities ( or options, rights or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, such securities ) representing 20 % or more of the voting power of Parent, whether from Parent or pursuant to a tender offer, exchange offer, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share exchange, scheme of arrangement, combination or otherwise or ( ii ) any transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which any Pa rent Third Party acquires or would acquire, directly or indirectly, assets ( including for this purpose the outstanding equity securities of subsidiaries of Parent or any entity surviving any merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share exchange, scheme of ar rangement or combination including any of them ) or businesses of Parent or any of its subsidiaries representing 20 % or more of the revenues, net income or assets ( in each case on a consolidated basis ) of Parent and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whethe r from Parent or pursuant to a merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share exchange, scheme of arrangement, combination or otherwise