tender offer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tender offer
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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UniCredit on Wednesday 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. 8, 2026
Subsequently, the group plans to launch a public tender offer to fully acquire NextGeo, using available resources to fund that deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The startup—last valued at $5.5 billion in 2024 in a secondary tender offer led by General Atlantic and Stripes—has plotted out a cluster of new stores in China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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
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