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 lowball offer followed MFE moving beyond a 30% stake in ProSieben, which automatically triggers a takeover bid.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 May 2025
Precedent was set when Reading were relegated to the fifth tier of English football ahead of the 2024-25 season after financial uncertainty and the collapse of an 11th-hour takeover bid.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Driving the news: 49ers Enterprises, the investment arm of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, is leading a takeover bid of Scottish club Rangers F.C., one of the top teams in the Scottish Premiership.
—Tim Baysinger, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
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.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 May 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 May 2025
Precedent was set when Reading were relegated to the fifth tier of English football ahead of the 2024-25 season after financial uncertainty and the collapse of an 11th-hour takeover bid.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Driving the news: 49ers Enterprises, the investment arm of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, is leading a takeover bid of Scottish club Rangers F.C., one of the top teams in the Scottish Premiership.
—Tim Baysinger, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
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.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 May 2025
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“Takeover bid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/takeover%20bid. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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