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 takeover bid, factoring in WBD’s debt load, comes to a total of more than $110 billion.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
In response, Ellison, tech heir and son of billionaire Oracle founder Larry Ellison, launched a takeover bid of $111 billion.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026
As events are leaning toward David Ellison and Paramount prevailing in its $108 billion hostile-takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, almost a dozen Republican state attorneys general are insisting that the federal government heavily scrutinize Netflix‘s bid for the iconic studio.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Its takeover bid for Spirit was blocked by a federal judge, but since then, the airline has embarked on an internal program to improve its service and finances.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
In response, Ellison, tech heir and son of billionaire Oracle founder Larry Ellison, launched a takeover bid of $111 billion.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026
As events are leaning toward David Ellison and Paramount prevailing in its $108 billion hostile-takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, almost a dozen Republican state attorneys general are insisting that the federal government heavily scrutinize Netflix‘s bid for the iconic studio.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Its takeover bid for Spirit was blocked by a federal judge, but since then, the airline has embarked on an internal program to improve its service and finances.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
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