While none has led to an offer, the sort of pressure that hedge funds potentially bring to bear on public companies has been a major factor in inducing managements to turn to private-equity firms as so-called white knights.

• 当没有人有主动提供帮助的倾向时，基金被拒绝提供的那种压力渐渐开始影响着各大上市公司，这已成为导致管理层向所谓的救星的私营股公司寻求帮助的主要原因。