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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Former Paramount Global and ITV Studios exec Maria Kyriacou has been nominated as chair of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, which is currently subject to a takeover bid from its largest shareholder.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
Dacus was currently the head of the company’s special committee that is evaluating a $47-billion takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
The move comes as Musk has been engaged in a bitter rivalry with OpenAI that has included lawsuits, a war of words and — most recently — an unsolicited $97.4 billion takeover bid.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
OpenAI says its board of directors has unanimously rejected a $97.4 billion takeover bid by Elon Musk.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
Dacus was currently the head of the company’s special committee that is evaluating a $47-billion takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
The move comes as Musk has been engaged in a bitter rivalry with OpenAI that has included lawsuits, a war of words and — most recently — an unsolicited $97.4 billion takeover bid.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
OpenAI says its board of directors has unanimously rejected a $97.4 billion takeover bid by Elon Musk.
—CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Takeover bid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/takeover%20bid. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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