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.

Examples of takeover bid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

EasyJet Plc stock traded well below Castlelake LP’s latest takeover bid, signaling investors remain concerned about the potential barriers facing the £5 billion-plus deal. — Kate Duffy, Fortune, 6 July 2026

The recent GameStop takeover bid from Ryan Cohen has put eBay back in the headlines, but the more important story is that the core business is improving on its own. — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 1 July 2026

Shares of online retail giant eBay were up more than 4% Monday after GameStop, the video-game and fandom-culture retailer, launched an unsolicited $56 billion takeover bid. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 May 2026

The takeover bid follows the surprising ascent of GameStop, a chain of video game outlets that shrank its brick-and-mortar footprint after gamers increasingly bought software in digital stores. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 May 2026

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