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tender offer

American  

noun

  1. a public offer to purchase stock of a corporation from its shareholders at a certain price within a stated time limit, often in an effort to win control of the company.


Etymology

Origin of tender offer

First recorded in 1960–65

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It launched a tender offer to buy the rest of Commerzbank’s shares in March this year, stating that it was time for the two banks to hold constructive talks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

GSK is making a tender offer for Nuvalent at $124 a share in cash, a 40% premium to where Nuvalent stock traded as of Monday’s closing bell.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

The tender offer values Recordati at 51.29 euros a share, a consortium formed by investment groups CVC and GBL said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

“Anthropic is doing a $30 billion tender offer at a $900 billion valuation External link, and they say, ‘You’ve got to have it signed by Wednesday and funded by Friday, or you’re out.’

From Barron's May 21, 2026

WSJ: Five years from now, if everything goes to plan—the board seats get filled, the tender offer closes, Beretta becomes a 25% shareholder—what does that relationship look like?

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

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