Assertion: venture capitalist's company | /r/CapableOf | adopt the poison pill
Facets:
value: to protect them
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In response to the threat of unwelcome LBOs, certain companies adopted a number of techniques, such as the poison pill, to protect them against hostile takeovers by effectively self-destructing the company if it were to be taken over (these practices are increasingly discredited).