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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Executives will hope that their courtship with Sky can turn into an enduring union, even if the takeover bid has left some perplexed.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
Inspirato declined that takeover bid, which was started by Inspirato founders and brothers Brent and Brad Handler, who are in a legal battle with Inspirato over a lavish vacation perk.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
But Novo Nordisk on Thursday launched a takeover bid valuing the biotech at around $6 billion, or up to $9 billion, triggering a deadline of four business days for Pfizer to renegotiate its offer.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Skydance Media, a company run by Ellison’s son, David, recently merged with Paramount, the conglomerate that owns CBS, and is said to be considering a takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns CNN.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
Inspirato declined that takeover bid, which was started by Inspirato founders and brothers Brent and Brad Handler, who are in a legal battle with Inspirato over a lavish vacation perk.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
But Novo Nordisk on Thursday launched a takeover bid valuing the biotech at around $6 billion, or up to $9 billion, triggering a deadline of four business days for Pfizer to renegotiate its offer.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Skydance Media, a company run by Ellison’s son, David, recently merged with Paramount, the conglomerate that owns CBS, and is said to be considering a takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns CNN.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Takeover bid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/takeover%20bid. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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