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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Being open for business, however, does not mean welcoming a takeover bid.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Consider that, when Netflix announced a deal to buy Warner Bros., speculation ran high that Trump’s appointees on the formerly independent government commissions might block the deal to revive Paramount’s takeover bid, which is controlled by the Ellison family — close Trump allies.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
The proxy fight follows the company’s rejection of a takeover bid from its chief executive, Eli Glickman and Israeli shipping tycoon Abraham Ungar, as well as other reports that fellow ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd had made an offer to acquire the company.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
The bank launched the takeover bid in January, about two months after Rome sold a 15% stake in Paschi to a small group of buyers including Caltagirone and the Del Vecchio family.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Consider that, when Netflix announced a deal to buy Warner Bros., speculation ran high that Trump’s appointees on the formerly independent government commissions might block the deal to revive Paramount’s takeover bid, which is controlled by the Ellison family — close Trump allies.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
The proxy fight follows the company’s rejection of a takeover bid from its chief executive, Eli Glickman and Israeli shipping tycoon Abraham Ungar, as well as other reports that fellow ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd had made an offer to acquire the company.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
The bank launched the takeover bid in January, about two months after Rome sold a 15% stake in Paschi to a small group of buyers including Caltagirone and the Del Vecchio family.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Takeover bid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/takeover%20bid. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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