counterbid
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Metsera seems to be using Novo’s offer as leverage to extract a sweeter deal, and under the merger terms, Pfizer has until Tuesday to counterbid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
"We think that this is a knock-out bid," Peel Hunt analysts said, adding they were not expecting any counterbid.
From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023
We think a Southeastern counterbid would be difficult to complete without Michael Dell’s involvement.
From Forbes • Mar. 7, 2013
Photograph: Rex Features Penguin's chief executive has ruled out accepting a counterbid from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, which owns rival publisher HarperCollins, saying that its venture with Bertelsmann's Random House is a done deal.
From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2012
Burton waited for the counterbid that wouldn’t come.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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