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

Example Sentences

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

“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: Beretta gets a path to two board seats, the opportunity to do a tender offer and eventually up to 25% of shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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