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 executive and supervisory boards of ProSiebenSat.1 have formally endorsed a takeover bid by MFE-MediaForEurope, the pan-European TV group controlled by Pier Silvio Berlusconi, after MFE upped its offer for the German broadcaster.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
UniCredit on Wednesday posted a sharp second-quarter profit hike and lifted its full-year guidance, a day after withdrawing its takeover bid for Italian peer Banco BPM amid opposition from Rome.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 July 2025
The deal could work as a defensive play from Sabadell, which only took over TSB from Lloyds in 2015 and seeks to stop a takeover bid from Spanish peer BBVA.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 2 July 2025
But when a call comes, revealing that Trey has been kidnapped, the company takeover bid gets nudged aside by the family crisis.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
UniCredit on Wednesday posted a sharp second-quarter profit hike and lifted its full-year guidance, a day after withdrawing its takeover bid for Italian peer Banco BPM amid opposition from Rome.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 July 2025
The deal could work as a defensive play from Sabadell, which only took over TSB from Lloyds in 2015 and seeks to stop a takeover bid from Spanish peer BBVA.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 2 July 2025
But when a call comes, revealing that Trey has been kidnapped, the company takeover bid gets nudged aside by the family crisis.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
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“Takeover bid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/takeover%20bid. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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