takeover bid
noun
: an attempt by someone to gain control of the company by buying most of its stock
The company is facing a takeover bid.
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The Catalonian lender has itself been fighting off the advances of Spanish peer BBVA, which has decided to keep its takeover bid alive despite strict conditions from the Madrid government to clear the transaction.
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
The executive and supervisory boards of ProSiebenSat.1 have formally endorsed a takeover bid by MFE-MediaForEurope, the pan-European TV group controlled by Pier Silvio Berlusconi, after MFE upped its offer for the German broadcaster.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
The lowball offer followed MFE moving beyond a 30% stake in ProSieben, which automatically triggers a takeover bid.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 May 2025
Precedent was set when Reading were relegated to the fifth tier of English football ahead of the 2024-25 season after financial uncertainty and the collapse of an 11th-hour takeover bid.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
The executive and supervisory boards of ProSiebenSat.1 have formally endorsed a takeover bid by MFE-MediaForEurope, the pan-European TV group controlled by Pier Silvio Berlusconi, after MFE upped its offer for the German broadcaster.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
The lowball offer followed MFE moving beyond a 30% stake in ProSieben, which automatically triggers a takeover bid.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 May 2025
Precedent was set when Reading were relegated to the fifth tier of English football ahead of the 2024-25 season after financial uncertainty and the collapse of an 11th-hour takeover bid.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Takeover bid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/takeover%20bid. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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