tender offer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tender offer
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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“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
The price represents about a 20% premium to Ruger’s 60-day volume-weighted average price prior to Beretta’s tender offer announcement, Ruger said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
They argued that the government had not made a tender offer, as mandated by Argentine law, to these two companies, which were YPF's second- and third-largest investors.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The tender offer, running from March 23 to April 20, is part of a new $300 million stock buyback authorization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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
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