Assertion: standstill agreement | /r/ObjectUse | used as a form of defence
Facets:
value: to a hostile takeover
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: A standstill agreement may be used as a form of defence to a hostile takeover, when a target company acquires a promise from an unfriendly bidder to limit the amount of stock that the bidder buys or holds in the target company.