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

The U.K. engineering company on Friday said it would return some of the cash from the disposal via a tender offer or special dividend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Paramount, which had initially bid $108 billion for the entire company, continued to circle, launching a hostile tender offer aimed directly at shareholders and continually sweetening the terms of its bid.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

The company’s North Haven Private Income Fund, which has $7.6 billion in total investments, received investor requests to buy back around 10.9% of outstanding shares in its quarterly tender offer.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

In January, Toyota Fudosan raised its bid from the original offer of ¥16,300 a share and started the tender offer, which runs through March 16.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

It’s a great outcome for Paramount, which only had to raise its hostile tender offer by $1 a share to avoid a prolonged bidding war.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026