tender offer
noun
: a public offer to buy not less than a specified number of shares of a stock at a fixed price from stockholders usually in an attempt to gain control of the issuing company
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The plaintiffs argue that the government should have launched a tender offer for stakes held by minority shareholders.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
The company has extended the mandatory tender offer’s long stop date to Oct. 8, expressing confidence in completing the transaction this year.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
The much larger Scale AI is seeking a valuation as high as $25 billion in a potential tender offer, Reuters reported.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Dan Primack Feb 27, 2025 - Business Stripe is a mirror for VC hopes and fears
Stripe this morning announced a new employee tender offer that values the payments giant at $91.5 billion.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
The company has extended the mandatory tender offer’s long stop date to Oct. 8, expressing confidence in completing the transaction this year.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
The much larger Scale AI is seeking a valuation as high as $25 billion in a potential tender offer, Reuters reported.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Dan Primack Feb 27, 2025 - Business Stripe is a mirror for VC hopes and fears
Stripe this morning announced a new employee tender offer that values the payments giant at $91.5 billion.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Tender offer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tender%20offer. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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