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.

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Etymology

Origin of tender offer

First recorded in 1960–65

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tender offer

UniCredit said it likely won voting control of Commerzbank shares, after building its stake to just under 50% in an open tender offer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

UniCredit now has control of around 42% of Commerzbank’s stock—and an economic interest in a further 13%—following its tender offer launched earlier this year.

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

GSK said it would launch a tender offer of $124 a share in cash for Nuvalent, or a 40% premium to the target’s Monday closing price of $88.49.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 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