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 only meaningful intervention to their ownership could come from a takeover bid and for a fleeting few weeks, that seemed a genuine possibility when a group of wealthy United fans gathered as a consortium to make an approach.
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 May 2025
Industry talk about a possible takeover bid for U.K. TV giant ITV or its production arm ITV Studios is showing no signs of slowing down.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
The share value of the MFE offer is expected to be roughly €5.7 ($6) per share against a closing price of €6.5 ($7) on Wednesday after the price of ProSieben rose following news that the takeover bid was imminent.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
Tokyo Reuters — Seven & I Holdings, the Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, appointed its first foreign CEO and handed him the task of overhauling its business to fend off a $47 billion overseas takeover bid and engineer a recovery.
—Reuters, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 May 2025
Industry talk about a possible takeover bid for U.K. TV giant ITV or its production arm ITV Studios is showing no signs of slowing down.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
The share value of the MFE offer is expected to be roughly €5.7 ($6) per share against a closing price of €6.5 ($7) on Wednesday after the price of ProSieben rose following news that the takeover bid was imminent.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
Tokyo Reuters — Seven & I Holdings, the Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, appointed its first foreign CEO and handed him the task of overhauling its business to fend off a $47 billion overseas takeover bid and engineer a recovery.
—Reuters, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Takeover bid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/takeover%20bid. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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